CVE-2018-6869

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3699-1

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

En ZZIPlib 0.13.68, hay una asignación de memoria no controlada y un cierre inesperado en la función __zzip_parse_root_directory en zzip/zip.c. Los atacantes remotos pueden aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para provocar una denegación de servicio (DoS) mediante un archivo zip manipulado.

It was discovered that zziplib incorrectly handled certain malformed ZIP files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted ZIP file, a remote attacker could cause zziplib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-09 CVE Reserved
2018-02-09 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2025-05-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1	2020-06-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Zziplib Project Search vendor "Zziplib Project"		Zziplib Search vendor "Zziplib Project" for product "Zziplib"				0.13.68 Search vendor "Zziplib Project" for product "Zziplib" and version "0.13.68"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected