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CVE-2018-6869 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 1.07% · 77.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.07%

77.6th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	zziplib	0, 0.13.62-3, 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	zziplib	0.13.56-2ubuntu1, 0.13.62-2, 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	zziplib	0, 0.13.62-3.1

Timeline

Feb 9, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6869 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3699-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6869 third-party-advisory

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