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CVE-2018-1056

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02...

3.3 LowFix available

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

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
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.42%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 3.3

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
CVE-2018-1056
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11709 3.3

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
EUVD-2018-11709
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-557x-wcm4-fhw8 7.8

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02...

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
GHSA-557x-wcm4-fhw8
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
CVE-2018-1056
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
CVE-2018-1056
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1056 7.8

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1056
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1056 7.8

An out-of-bounds heap buffer read flaw was found in the way advancecomp before 2.1-2018/02 handled processing of ZIP files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the advzip utility by tricking it into processing crafted ZIP files.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1056
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0141 No score

Updated advancecomp packages fix security vulnerability

Joonun Jang discovered a vulnerability in AdvanceCOMP that could be used to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted ZIP file.

Record
MGASA-2018-0141
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3570-1 No score

advancecomp vulnerability

Joonun Jang discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain malformed zip files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted zip file, a remote attacker could cause AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3570-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
advancecomp
Debian:12
before 2.1-1
2.1-1
advancecomp
Debian:13
before 2.1-1
2.1-1
advancecomp
Debian:14
before 2.1-1
2.1-1
advancecomp
Debian:7
before 1.15-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.15-1
1.15-1+deb7u1
advancecomp
Debian:8
before 1.19-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.19-1
1.19-1+deb8u1
advancecomp
Debian:9
before 1.20-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.20-1
1.20-1+deb9u1
advancecomp
Mageia:6
before 1.20-3.1.mga6
1.20-3.1.mga6
advancecomp
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.18-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.17-11.18-1
1.18-1ubuntu0.1
advancecomp
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.20-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.19-11.20-1
1.20-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1056 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Advancemame Advancecomp, published February 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in advancecomp 2.1-1.

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