CVE-2018-6869
zziplib - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-6869
To remediate CVE-2018-6869, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/zziplib—upgrade to 0.13.62-3.2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-6869 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.13.62-3.2
- from 0, < 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u2
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 |