CVE - CVE-2008-0888

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-0888	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.
References
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MISC:1019634 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634 MISC:20080321 rPSA-2008-0116-1 unzip URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded MISC:20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded MISC:28288 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288 MISC:29392 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 MISC:29406 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 MISC:29415 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 MISC:29427 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 MISC:29432 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 MISC:29440 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 MISC:29495 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 MISC:29681 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 MISC:30535 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 MISC:31204 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 MISC:ADV-2008-0913 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2008-1744 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html MISC:DSA-1522 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522 MISC:GLSA-200804-06 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml MISC:MDVSA-2008:068 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:0196 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:007 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html MISC:USN-589-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1 MISC:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 URL:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 MISC:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 URL:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 MISC:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 URL:http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 MISC:http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 URL:http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html MISC:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317 URL:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9733 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733 MISC:unzip-inflatedynamic-code-execution(41246) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080221	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080221)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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