Description
adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description adm-zip versions 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 fail to apply zlib decompression output limits when ZIP entries declare zero uncompressed size. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with highly compressible entries declaring zero size to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Title adm-zip 0.5.14 through 0.6.0 Denial of Service via Zero Declared Uncompressed Size
First Time appeared Adm-zip Project
Adm-zip Project adm-zip
Weaknesses CWE-409
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adm-zip_project:adm-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adm-zip Project
Adm-zip Project adm-zip
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Adm-zip Project Adm-zip
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T20:56:45.780Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T11:12:09.501Z

Link: CVE-2026-92000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T21:16:49.167

Modified: 2026-09-15T21:16:49.167

Link: CVE-2026-92000

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-409

    Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)