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CVE-2015-7697

Published: Nov 6, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.1%
Top 7.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via empty bzip2 data in a ZIP archive.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
unzipunzip project
Library
Consumer Software / file-utility
n/an/a
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
unzip projectoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka unzip, zipinfo, pzip

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://sourceforge.net/p/infozip/patches/23/
sourceforge.net
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3386
debian.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/07/4
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 6, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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