Description

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

Remediation

References

https://breakingthe3ma.app

https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf

https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/485

https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34316206

https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/news-alleged-weaknesses-statement

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CVE-2019-9737 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.bower:editor.md

CVE-2016-10575 Vulnerability in npm package kindlegen

Severity

Medium

Classification

CWE-346 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Tags

Third Party Advisory Exploit Technical Description Issue Tracking Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory