CVE-2014-9636
"Unzip before compression Denial of Service"
Description
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9636
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.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected unzip package to the latest version.
- Apply available patches to address this vulnerability.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-9636 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2014-9636.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9636 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9636
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Test container known to be vulnerable. Do NOT use this apart from for testing
Dockerfile
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-9636 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-9636 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148792.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148849.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1131 Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/489 Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/496 Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/216 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62738 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62751 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3152 Added Reference http://www.info-zip.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=450 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71825 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2489-1 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.info-zip.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=450 No Types Assigned http://www.info-zip.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=450 Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
65.04 }} -1.04%
score
0.98371
percentile