apache-commons-compress: Infinite loop via extra field parser in ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes
Published Mar 16, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.66%
Description
A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to 1.15. This can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
Affected products
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- Version 1.11 to 1.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons Compress | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 1.11 · ≤ 1.15
Configuration 2
- ≤ 7.4.34
- ≥ 7.5.0 · ≤ 7.5.24
- ≥ 7.6.0 · ≤ 7.6.20
- ≥ 8.0.0 · ≤ 8.0.27
- 14.1.1.0.0
No data.
JBoss Developer Studio 11
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
apache-commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
apache-commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
commons-compress
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
opendaylight
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-java-common-apache-commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-maven35-apache-commons-compress
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
commons-compress
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
apache-commons-compress
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBoss Developer Studio 11 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | apache-commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | apache-commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | commons-compress | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | opendaylight | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-java-common-apache-commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-maven35-apache-commons-compress | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | apache-commons-compress | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of lucene4 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Satellite 6.0 and 6.1. Red Hat Satellite 6.2 and later do not include the lucene4 component and are not affected.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03656) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03681) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 81.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 51.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01378) | 68.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 39.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01378) | 77.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 54.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01378) | 78.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 55.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 47.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.40% (0.04398) | 88.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.40% (0.04398) | 86.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 4.40% (0.04398) | 70.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.87% (0.02872) | 63.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 19.89% (0.19889) | 94.11th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 19.89% (0.19889) | 94.05th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 19.89% (0.19889) | 97.85th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 19.89% (0.19889) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (20)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103490 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040549 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1324 Vendor Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534.pdf
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1557542 Issue Tracking
- https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h436-432x-8fvx Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/2a2f1dc48e22a34ddb72321a4db211da91aa933b
- https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2018-1324
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f257711a2dd%40%3Cdev.creadur.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d13ea387%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d13ea387@%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1324
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1324
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
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