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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-7726: Low: zziplib security update (CESA-2018:3229)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-7726: Low: zziplib security update (CESA-2018:3229)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/06/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68. There is a bus error caused by the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zip.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-zziplib
  • centos-upgrade-zziplib-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-zziplib-devel
  • centos-upgrade-zziplib-utils

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