Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/40178?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/40178?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-bys5-jwcb-nkak", "summary": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)\nWhen reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the `read` method of Apache Commons `ZipArchiveInputStream` can fail to return the correct `EOF` indication after the end of the stream has been reached. This can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use compressed zip package.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2018-11771" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/56363?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.18", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.18" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/56361?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.7.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-bys5-jwcb-nkak" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.7.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/56362?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.17.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-bys5-jwcb-nkak" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-compress@1.17.0" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105139", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105139" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041503", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041503" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11771", "reference_id": "CVE-2018-11771", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11771" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 835, "name": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')", "description": "The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": null, "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-bys5-jwcb-nkak" }