CVE-2018-6540
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address in the zzip_disk_findfirst function of zzip/mmapped.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.
How to fix CVE-2018-6540
To remediate CVE-2018-6540, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/zziplib—upgrade to 0.13.62-3.2 or later
Is CVE-2018-6540 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.13.62-3.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |