CVE-2018-6869
MEDIUMZZIPlib 0.13.68 - Denial of Service via Crafted Zip File
Title source: llmDescription
In ZZIPlib 0.13.68, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation and a crash in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0285
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
17.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
gdraheim/zziplib
0.13.68
Published
Feb 09, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026