CVE-2026-111141
zziplib: zziplib: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in central directory parsing
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 16, 2026
Updated · October 16, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in zziplib. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted ZIP archive to an application utilizing the library. An ineffective bounds check during the parsing of the central directory causes the library to read past allocated memory, resulting in an application crash and Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read