CVE catalog

CVE-2008-0888

unzip: CVE-2008-0888

Severity: Medium
Published: Mar 17, 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 6.29% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	unzip	sid	`6.0-31`	fixed
Debian	unzip	forky	`6.0-31`	fixed
Debian	unzip	trixie	`6.0-29+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	unzip	trixie-security	`6.0-29+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	unzip	bookworm	`6.0-28`	fixed
Debian	unzip	bookworm-security	`6.0-28+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	unzip	source	sid	`5.52-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unzip	source	forky	`5.52-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unzip	source	trixie	`5.52-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	unzip	source	bookworm	`5.52-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[unzip]Unknown
Details (4)
- 6.0-28 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · unzip · debian · 12
- 6.0-28 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · unzip · debian · 12
- 6.0-28+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · unzip · debian · 12
- 6.0-28+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · unzip · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[unzip]Unknown
Details (4)
- 6.0-29 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · 13
- 6.0-29 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · 13
- 6.0-29+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · 13
- 6.0-29+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.52-11
  dsa · unzip · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]