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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2008, 9:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-0888 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0888 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Info-zip unzip
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0888.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0888 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0888 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
    Added Reference http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9733 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41246 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.48 }} -2.90%

score

0.94731

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability