CVE-2018-12913 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the tinfl_decompress function of the Miniz library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12913?
CVE-2018-12913 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Miniz 2.0.7, tinfl_decompress in miniz_tinfl.c has an infinite loop because sym2 and counter can both remain equal to zero.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12913?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miniz Project Miniz.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12913?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-12913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prfm-chh2-jj5h.