Denial of service in ZZIPlib



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-6869
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ZZIPlib
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor zziplib.sourceforge.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU10457

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6869

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c due to uncontrolled memory allocation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted zip file, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

ZZIPlib: 0.13.68

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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