{"id":"CVE-2008-0888","details":"The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:39:40.022697Z","published":"2008-03-17T21:44:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29392"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29406"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29415"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29427"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29432"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29440"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29495"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29681"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30535"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31204"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30535"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}