Resource Exhaustion Affecting zziplib-utils package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed8 Feb 2018
Introduced: 8 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-6869 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 zziplib-utils.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zziplib-utils package and not the zziplib-utils package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6869
- 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/