CVE-2021-4217

Public on 2022-08-24
Modified on 2024-02-12
Description

A flaw was found in unzip. The vulnerability occurs due to improper handling of Unicode strings, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core unzip 2023-01-18 00:16 ALAS2-2023-1906
Amazon Linux 2023 unzip 2023-02-17 20:43 ALAS2023-2023-029

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L