CVE-2018-6869

moderate-risk
Published 2018-02-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Debian Canonical Gdraheim

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050
Exploit https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22
Issue Tracking https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050
Exploit https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22
Issue Tracking https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low