Memory corruption in ZZIPlib - CVE-2018-7726
Published: March 14, 2018 / Updated: January 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11085
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7726
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ZZIPlib
ZZIPlib
Software vendor:
zziplib.sourceforge.net
zziplib.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function due to boundary error. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted .zip file to be processed, trigger a bus error and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function due to boundary error. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted .zip file to be processed, trigger a bus error and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.