CVE-2014-9636
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and...
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
CVE-2014-9636- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
CVE-2014-9636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9446 No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9446- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gph-v8wv-c92v No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and...
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
GHSA-9gph-v8wv-c92v- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2014-9636
5.0
CVE-2014-9636 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2014-9636- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2014-9636 No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2014-9636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-35334 No score
CVE-2014-9636 affecting package unzip for versions less than 6.0-20
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
AZL-35334- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-6936 No score
CVE-2014-9636 affecting package unzip for versions less than 6.0-19
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
AZL-6936- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
CVE-2014-9636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9636 No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11485-1 No score
unzip-6.00-39.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the unzip-6.00-39.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11485-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0355-1 No score
Security update for unzip
unzip was updated to fix one security issue.
This security issue was fixed:
- Out-of-bounds read/write in test_compr_eb() in extract.c (CVE-2014-9636).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0355-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0377-1 No score
Security update for unzip
This update fixes the following security issues:
* CVE-2014-8139: input sanitization errors (bnc#909214)
* CVE-2014-9636: out-of-bounds read/write in test_compr_eb()
(bnc#914442)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-9636
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9636>
* CVE-2014-8139
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8139>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0377-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1883-1 No score
Security update for unzip
This update for unzip fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2014-9636: Prevent denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression (bsc#914442)
- CVE-2018-1000035: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the processing of password-protected archives that allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service or to possibly achieve code execution (bsc#1080074)
This non-security issue was fixed:
+- Allow processing of Windows zip64 archives (Windows archivers set total_disks field to 0 but per standard, valid values are 1 and higher) (bnc#910683)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1883-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2978-1 No score
Security update for unzip
This update for unzip fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2014-9913: Specially crafted zip files could trigger invalid memory writes possibly resulting in DoS or corruption (bsc#1013993)
- CVE-2015-7696: Specially crafted zip files with password protection could trigger a crash and lead to denial of service (bsc#950110)
- CVE-2015-7697: Specially crafted zip files could trigger an endless loop and lead to denial of service (bsc#950111)
- CVE-2016-9844: Specially crafted zip files could trigger invalid memory writes possibly resulting in DoS or corruption (bsc#1013992)
- CVE-2018-1000035: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the processing of password-protected archives that allowed an attacker to perform a denial of service or to possibly achieve code execution (bsc#1080074).
- CVE-2014-9636: Prevent denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression (bsc#914442).
This non-security issue was fixed:
+- Allow processing of Windows zip64 archives (Windows archivers set total_disks field to 0 but per standard, valid values are 1 and higher) (bnc#910683)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2978-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9636 No score
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2489-1 No score
unzip vulnerability
Michal Zalewski discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain malformed zip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted zip archive, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-2489-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unzipAlpine:v3.10 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.11 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.12 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.13 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.14 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.15 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.16 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.17 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.18 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.19 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unzipAlpine:v3.20 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.21 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.22 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.23 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.24 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.5 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.6 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.7 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.8 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAlpine:v3.9 |
before 6.0-r3 | 6.0-r3 |
unzipAzure Linux:3 |
before 6.0-20 | 6.0-20 |
unzipAzure Linux:2 |
before 6.0-19 | 6.0-19 |
unzipDebian:12 |
before 6.0-15 | 6.0-15 |
unzipDebian:13 |
before 6.0-15 | 6.0-15 |
unzipDebian:14 |
before 6.0-15 | 6.0-15 |
unzipDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.0-4+deb6u2, plus listed versions 6.0-4 |
6.0-4+deb6u2 |
unzipDebian:7 |
before 6.0-8+deb7u2, plus listed versions 6.0-86.0-8+deb7u1 |
6.0-8+deb7u2 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-2.el6_6 | 0:6.0-2.el6_6 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.ael7b | 0:6.0-15.ael7b |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.ael7b | 0:6.0-15.ael7b |
unzipRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzip-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:6.0-15.el7 | 0:6.0-15.el7 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
before 6.00-32.1 | 6.00-32.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 |
before 6.00-32.1 | 6.00-32.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 6.00-32.1 | 6.00-32.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 6.00-4.3.1 | 6.00-4.3.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 6.0-9ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 6.0-9ubuntu16.0-9ubuntu1.1 |
6.0-9ubuntu1.2 |
unzipopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 6.00-39.1 | 6.00-39.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9636 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Unzip Project Unzip, published December 31, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in unzip 6.0-r3.
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1131
secunia.com/advisories/62738
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148849.html
secunia.com/advisories/62751
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/216
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securityfocus.com/bid/71825
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2489-1
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3152
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/489
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148792.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/496
info-zip.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=450
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9636
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gph-v8wv-c92v
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2014-9636
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2014-9636
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9636
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0700
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174844
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174851
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174856
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184985
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_0700.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8139
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8139
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8139
ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-011.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8140
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8140
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8140
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8141
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8141
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8141
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9636
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9636
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150355-1
bugzilla.suse.com/914442
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9636
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150377-1
bugzilla.suse.com/909214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8139
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8140
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8141
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181883-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1080074
bugzilla.suse.com/910683
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000035
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182978-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1013992
bugzilla.suse.com/1013993
bugzilla.suse.com/950110
bugzilla.suse.com/950111
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9913
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7696
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7697
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9844
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9636
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/507
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2489-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2475
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18384