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CVE-2018-6869 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html CVEIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/ CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gdraheim zziplib
0.13.68

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
14.04
16.04
17.10
18.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6869
NVD Published Date:
Feb 9, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6869 Details - Not Deferred