UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6541

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6541

    Published: 2 Feb 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6541
    Aliases:
    USN-3699-1

    Summary:

    Details: In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6541, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3699-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: zziplib

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    0.13.56-1.1ubuntu1
    0.13.56-1.1ubuntu2
    0.13.56-2ubuntu1
    0.13.62-2
    0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High