CVE-2022-24615
Uncaught Exception in zip4j
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
CVE-2022-24615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
CVE-2022-24615- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1146 No score
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q62h-jw38-24vh
5.5
Uncaught Exception in zip4j
zip4j up to 2.9.1 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
GHSA-q62h-jw38-24vh- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-248, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-24615
5.5
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVGHSA-q62h-jw38-24vh
5.5
Uncaught Exception in zip4j
zip4j up to 2.9.1 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
GHSA-q62h-jw38-24vh- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-248, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-24615
5.5
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
zip4j up to v2.10.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted ZIP file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use zip4j library.
- Record
CVE-2022-24615- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
net.lingala.zip4j:zip4jMaven |
before 2.10.0 | 2.10.0 |
zip4jDebian:12 |
before 2.10.0-1 | 2.10.0-1 |
zip4jDebian:13 |
before 2.10.0-1 | 2.10.0-1 |
zip4jDebian:14 |
before 2.10.0-1 | 2.10.0-1 |
net.lingala.zip4j:zip4jMaven |
before 2.10.0, plus listed versions 1.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.7 Show 39 moreShow less1.2.81.2.91.3.11.3.21.3.32.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.1.02.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.72.2.82.3.02.3.12.3.22.4.02.5.02.5.12.5.22.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.32.6.42.7.02.8.02.9.02.9.1 |
2.10.0 |
zip4jUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.2-22.2.2-12.2.6-12.2.8-1 |
None known |
zip4jUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.4-12.9.0-12.9.1-1 |
None known |
zip4jUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.5-1 |
None known |
zip4jUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.5-1 |
None known |
zip4jUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.6-1 |
None known |
zip4jUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.5-12.11.5-1build12.11.6-1 |
None known |
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-2022-24615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Zip4j Project Zip4j, published February 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j 2.10.0.
References
github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/377
github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/418
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24615
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q62h-jw38-24vh
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24615.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24615
github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24615
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24615