CVE-2022-4976 Supply chain in Archive::Unzip::Burst

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

The Perl Archive::Unzip::Burst library bundles a vulnerable InfoZip version, exposing users to known security flaws in the underlying dependency.

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-2022-4976?

CVE-2022-4976 is a critical vulnerability in ETJ Archive::Unzip::Burst, published on 12 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Archive::Unzip::Burst from 0.01 through 0.09 for Perl contains a bundled InfoZip library that is affected by several vulnerabilities.

The bundled library is affected by CVE-2014-8139, CVE-2014-8140 and CVE-2014-8141.

Weakness: CWE-1395

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4976?

How do I fix CVE-2022-4976?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-4976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x95w-6xxq-wrf2.

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