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CVE-2019-12402

Published: 30 August 2019

The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libcommons-compress-java
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.18-3)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1.18-3)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H