CVE-2012-1163 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the libzip 0.10 library, specifically within the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c, affecting products that utilize this library, such as nih libzip. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and leak information by manipulating the size and offset values of the central directory in a crafted zip archive. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nih:libzip:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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