CVE-2018-6869 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5