The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0888
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
• http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
• http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744