PT-2018-3396 · None+1 · Zziplib+1

Probefuzzer · Published 2018-02-09 · Updated 2020-06-28 · CVE-2018-6869

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ZZIPlib version 0.13.68

Description: The issue is related to an uncontrolled memory allocation in the zzip parse root directory function, which can cause a crash. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service using a crafted zip file.

Recommendations: For ZZIPlib version 0.13.68, consider avoiding the use of the zzip parse root directory function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of zip files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00743

CVE-2018-6869

DLA-1287-1

DLA-2258-1

MGASA-2019-0093

USN-3699-1

Affected Products

Ubuntu

Zziplib

References · 35

• 🔥 https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2258-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6541 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0093.html · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/I6J523IVLVVPUEHRDYT54A5QOKM5XVTO · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6869 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6869 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6869 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6869 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6869 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=57444186 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869 · Vendor Advisory