Resource exhaustion in Gdraheim Zziplib
CVE-2018-6869
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gdraheim Zziplib — versions 0.13.68
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103050 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/22 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00022.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6869?
- CVE-2018-6869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gdraheim Zziplib, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6869?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6869 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.