advancecomp: Heap buffer overflow in zip.cc:zip_entry::load_cent() allows for denial of service or unspecified impact via crafted ZIP file
Published Jul 27, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.42%
Description
An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.
Affected products
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- Version 2.1-2018/02StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadvance | Advancecomp: | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 2.1
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
advancecomp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
advancecomp
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
advancecomp
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
advancecomp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | advancecomp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | advancecomp | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | advancecomp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | advancecomp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of advancecomp as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01422) | 71.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01422) | 69.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 52.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 47.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 45.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 39.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1056 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889270 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1542333 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1056 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00004.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1056
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/259/ x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3570-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1056
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