CVE-2018-6540

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    CVE-2018-6540

    Published: 2 Feb 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/, https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/15

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 9020a6ff18d2a9c0445b3c00d2ca19320dea3baf
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.13.67

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High