Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting zziplib package, versions <0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-ZZIPLIB-1639522
  • published21 Jun 2021
  • disclosed18 Jun 2021

Introduced: 18 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-18442  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 zziplib to version 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zziplib package and not the zziplib package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

CVSS Scores

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