libcommons-compress-java: When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of ApacheCommons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInput...
CVE-2018-11771 is fixed in libcommons-compress-java on 1 platform, first by libcommons-compress-java 1.18-1, released January 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of ApacheCommons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return thecorrect EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. Whencombined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinitestream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack againstservices that use Compress' zip package.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libcommons-compress-java · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.18-1 | libcommons-compress-java 1.18-1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| libcommons-compress-java · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.18-1 | libcommons-compress-java 1.18-1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
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