CVE-2018-1056 Memory corruption in advancecomp:

Low 3.3 Published 27 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-1056?

CVE-2018-1056 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1056?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Advancemame Advancecomp, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1056?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-1056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1056, DLA-1281-1, GHSA-557x-wcm4-fhw8, MGASA-2018-0141, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1056, USN-3570-1.