CVE-2012-1162
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2012-1162- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2012-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1192 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1192- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m749-r8jf-5h5g No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows...
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."
- Record
GHSA-m749-r8jf-5h5g- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2012-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162 No score
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."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10113-1 No score
libzip-devel-1.1.3-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libzip-devel-1.1.3-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10113-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-1162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nih Libzip, published July 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.03%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libzip 0.10.1-1.