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Lack of data validation In net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j

Description

Zip4j Origin Validation Error Zip4j through 2.11.2, as used in Threema and other products, does not always check the MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive. This issue has been fixed in version 2.11.3.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Component
Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2023-228992. NVD-2023-228993. OSV-2023-228994. OSV-DEBIAN-2023-228995. GCVE-2023-228996. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2023-22899

References

1. https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/4852. https://breakingthe3ma.app3. https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf4. https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases5. https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases/tag/v2.11.36. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=343162067. https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/news-alleged-weaknesses-statement

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