{"id":"CVE-2018-11771","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-11771","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:55:14.581Z","title":"When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.","description":"When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.","published":"2018-08-16T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:36:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":["apache/commons compress","oracle/weblogic server"],"epss":{"score":0.05253,"percentile":0.92499,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105139","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041503","tags":["Broken 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