A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipF
A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to 1.15. This can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
- Published
- Mar 16, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.7% · 89th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-835
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Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | commons compress | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress |
| oracle | mysql cluster | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster |
| oracle | weblogic server | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache commons compress1.11 and later · up to 1.15 inclusive
- oracle mysql clusterup to 7.4.34 inclusive
- oracle mysql cluster7.5.0 and later · up to 7.5.24 inclusive
- oracle mysql cluster7.6.0 and later · up to 7.6.20 inclusive
- oracle mysql cluster8.0.0 and later · up to 8.0.27 inclusive
- oracle weblogic server14.1.1.0.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress
- 1.11 to 1.15affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libcommons-compress-java | before 1.13-2 | 1.13-2 |
| Maven | com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.tools.bundle.support | from 3.2.7 · before 3.7.4 | 3.7.4 |
| Maven | io.takari:commons-compress | all versions | — |
| Maven | org.apache.commons:commons-compress | from 1.11 · before 1.16 | 1.16 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-12402The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with speci35Monitor
- CVE-2021-36090Apache Commons Compress 1.0 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2021-35516Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2021-35517Apache Commons Compress 1.1 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2021-35515Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2018-11771When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to ret24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libcommons-compress-java | 1.13-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:com.liferay:com.liferay.portal.tools.bundle.support | 3.7.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.commons:commons-compress | 1.16 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2018-11-19 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+248 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3120 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103490
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040549
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f257711a2dd%40%3Cdev.creadur.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d13ea387%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.