CVE-2012-1163
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote...
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
CVE-2012-1163- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
CVE-2012-1163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1193 No score
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29xg-c3jw-cp68 No score
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote...
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
GHSA-29xg-c3jw-cp68- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
CVE-2012-1163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1163 No score
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1163- 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-2012-1163 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 2.58%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in libzip 0.10.1-1.