Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.commons:commons-compress
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.commons:commons-compress | >= 1.7, < 1.18 | 1.18 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11771
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9cdd32af7d73e943452167d15801db39e8130409ebb9efb243b3f41@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f28052d04cb8dbaae39bfd3dc8438e58c2a8be306a3f381f4728d7c1@%3Ccommits.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/eeecc1669242b28a3777ae13c68b376b0148d589d3d8170340d61120@%3Cdev.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3eae9e6fc021c4c22dda59a335d21c12eecab480b48115a2f098ef6@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c7954dc1e8fafd7ca1449f078953b419ebf8936e087f235f3bd024be@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b907e70bc422905d7962fd18f863f746bf7b4e7ed9da25c148580c61@%3Cnotifications.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f257711a2dd@%3Cdev.creadur.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8da751fc0ca949534cdf2744111da6bb0349d2798fac94b0a50f330@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/714c6ac1b1b50f8557e7342903ef45f1538a7bc60a0b47d6e48c273d@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6c79965066c30d4e330e04d911d3761db41b82c89ae38d9a6b37a6f1@%3Cdev.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/35f60d6d0407c13c39411038ba1aca71d92595ed7041beff4d07f2ee@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3565494c263dfeb4dcb2a71cb24d09a1ca285cd6ac74edc025a3af8a@%3Ccommits.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0adb631517766e793e18a59723e2df08ced41eb9a57478f14781c9f7@%3Cdev.tinkerpop.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/apache/commons-compress
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105139
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041503
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-835- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.commons:commons-compress- Disclosed
- 19.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hrmr-f5m6-m9pq - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.commons:commons-compress
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 10.2018 02.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 6
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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