CVE catalog

CVE-2012-1162

libzip: CVE-2012-1162

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 12, 2012, 8:55:14 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.03% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a zip archive with the number of directories set to 0, related to an "incorrect loop construct."

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	libzip	sid	`1.12.1-1`	fixed
Debian	libzip	forky	`1.12.1-1`	fixed
Debian	libzip	trixie	`1.11.3-2`	fixed
Debian	libzip	bookworm	`1.7.3-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libzip	source	sid	`0.10.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[664990]
Debian	libzip	source	forky	`0.10.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[664990]
Debian	libzip	source	trixie	`0.10.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[664990]
Debian	libzip	source	bookworm	`0.10.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[664990]

[Debian bug #664990]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libzip4]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
[libzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
[zipcmp]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
[zipmerge]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
[ziptool]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12
- 1.7.3-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · bookworm; dsa · libzip · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libzip5]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.11.3-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
- 1.11.3-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
[libzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.11.3-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
- 1.11.3-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
[zipcmp]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.11.3-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
- 1.11.3-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
[zipmerge]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.11.3-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
- 1.11.3-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
[ziptool]Fixed
Source package: [libzip]
Details (2)
- 1.11.3-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13
- 1.11.3-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.1-1
  dsa · libzip · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:57 PM UTC

References

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