DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1162
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162
Upstream
Published
2012-07-12T20:55:14Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:39Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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."

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / libzip

Package

Name
libzip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libzip?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162.json"

Debian:13 / libzip

Package

Name
libzip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libzip?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162.json"

Debian:14 / libzip

Package

Name
libzip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libzip?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162.json"