CVE-2018-13410 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid free in Info-ZIP Zip when using specific command-line options, requiring user interaction with untrusted inputs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-13410?
CVE-2018-13410 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Info-ZIP Zip 3.0, when the -T and -TT command-line options are used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of an off-by-one error. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are realistic scenarios in which an untrusted party controls the -TT value, given that the entire purpose of -TT is execution of arbitrary commands
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13410?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Info-Zip Project Zip.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13410?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-13410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as AZL-35398, AZL-7012, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13410, ECHO-87cd-2f0b-7f87, GHSA-q826-v3v4-6jvj, MGASA-2026-0406 and 1 more.