CVE-2018-6869 — Vulnetix

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% · 78.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.07%

78.1th 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	0.13.62-2, 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1, 0.13.56-2ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	zziplib	0.13.62-3.1, 0

Exploit Intelligence

https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22 (nist-nvd)
103050 (circl)
USN-3699-1 (circl)
[debian-lts-announce] 20180220 [SECURITY] [DLA 1287-1] zziplib security update (circl)
[debian-lts-announce] 20200628 [SECURITY] [DLA 2258-1] zziplib security update (circl)

Timeline

Feb 9, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score

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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