CVE-2018-6869 — In ZZIPlib 0

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-02-09T06:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T06:17:16.648Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050
• usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/
• github.com — https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html