UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869

    Published: 9 Feb 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6869
    Aliases:
    USN-3699-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6869, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3699-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6869

    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
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High