ubuntu-cve-2023-22899
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-01-10 02:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details

Zip4j through 2.11.2, as used in Threema and other products, does not always check the MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzip4j-java",
            "binary_version": "2.2.8-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "zip4j",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zip4j@2.2.8-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.2-2",
        "2.2.2-1",
        "2.2.6-1",
        "2.2.8-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzip4j-java",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "zip4j",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zip4j@2.9.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "2.9.0-1",
        "2.9.1-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzip4j-java",
            "binary_version": "2.11.5-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "zip4j",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zip4j@2.11.5-1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "2.11.5-1"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzip4j-java",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
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        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zip4j@2.11.5-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
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        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "2.11.5-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libzip4j-java",
            "binary_version": "2.11.6-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "zip4j",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zip4j@2.11.6-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.11.5-1",
        "2.11.5-1build1",
        "2.11.6-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Zip4j through 2.11.2, as used in Threema and other products, does not always check the MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22899",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:26Z",
  "published": "2023-01-10T02:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22899"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34316206"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://breakingthe3ma.app"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/news-alleged-weaknesses-statement"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22899"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-22899"
  ]
}



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