CVE-2018-6541 Affecting zziplib package, versions <0:0.13.62-11.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ZZIPLIB-1676665
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 Feb 2018

Introduced: 2 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6541  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 zziplib to version 0:0.13.62-11.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1357.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zziplib package and not the zziplib package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.