CVEs-PoC/2008/CVE-2008-0888.md

### [CVE-2008-0888](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0888)
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### Description

The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733

#### Github
- https://github.com/phonito/phonito-vulnerable-container