CVE-2014-9913
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote...
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
CVE-2014-9913- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9718 No score
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9718- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vv9-r95r-f25f
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote...
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
GHSA-7vv9-r95r-f25f- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2014-9913
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-35335
4.0
CVE-2014-9913 affecting package unzip for versions less than 6.0-20
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
AZL-35335- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-6937
4.0
CVE-2014-9913 affecting package unzip for versions less than 6.0-19
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
AZL-6937- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2014-9913
4.0
CVE-2014-9913 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9913
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9913
4.0
Buffer overflow in the list_files function in list.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the compression method.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9913- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0015 No score
Updated unzip package fixes security vulnerabilities
It was discovered that "unzip -l" (CVE-2014-9913) and "zipinfo" (CVE-2016-9844) were vulnerable to buffer overflows when provided malformed or maliciously-crafted ZIP files.
- Record
MGASA-2017-0015- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0639-1 No score
Security update for unzip
This update for unzip fixes the following 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)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0639-1- 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
OSVUSN-4672-1 No score
unzip vulnerabilities
Rene Freingruber discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted password protected ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000035)
Antonio Carista discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-18384)
It was discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-13232)
Martin Carpenter discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9913)
Alexis Vanden Eijnde discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-9844)
- Record
USN-4672-1- 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 6.0-21 | 6.0-21 |
unzipDebian:13 |
before 6.0-21 | 6.0-21 |
unzipDebian:14 |
before 6.0-21 | 6.0-21 |
unzipDebian:7 |
before 6.0-8+deb7u6, plus listed versions 6.0-86.0-8+deb7u16.0-8+deb7u26.0-8+deb7u36.0-8+deb7u46.0-8+deb7u5 |
6.0-8+deb7u6 |
unzipMageia:5 |
before 6.0-13.3.mga5 | 6.0-13.3.mga5 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 6.00-11.17.1 | 6.00-11.17.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 6.00-11.17.1 | 6.00-11.17.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 6.00-33.8.1 | 6.00-33.8.1 |
unzipUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 6.0-9ubuntu1.6, plus listed versions 6.0-9ubuntu16.0-9ubuntu1.16.0-9ubuntu1.26.0-9ubuntu1.36.0-9ubuntu1.46.0-9ubuntu1.5 |
6.0-9ubuntu1.6 |
unzipUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 6.0-20ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 6.0-17ubuntu16.0-19ubuntu16.0-19ubuntu26.0-20ubuntu1 |
6.0-20ubuntu1.1 |
unzipUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 6.0-21ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 6.0-21ubuntu1 |
6.0-21ubuntu1.1 |
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-2014-9913 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Unzip Project Unzip, published December 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in unzip 6.0-r3.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/95081
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/03/5
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9913
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vv9-r95r-f25f
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2014-9913
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2014-9913
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9913
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0015.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19899
lwn.net/Alerts/708934
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170639-1
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
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182978-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1080074
bugzilla.suse.com/910683
bugzilla.suse.com/914442
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9636
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000035
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9913
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4672-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9913
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9844
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18384
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000035
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13232