CVE-2018-6869 in ZZIPlib

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 02/09/2018
• Disclosure: 02/09/2018
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-113123 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-399 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.01067
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6869
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6869
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2018-6869/