Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1162

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a zip archive with the number of directories set to 0, related to an "incorrect loop construct."

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Affected products

Libzip/Libzip2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nih:libzip:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nih:libzip:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.10
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/libzip&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 1.1.3-1.4

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References

nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.htmlnvdExploit
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2nvdExploit
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-23.xmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/11nvd

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