Name: CVE-2018-6869: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-6869, CWE-770, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.02801

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade zziplib	Feb 25, 2019	Feb 9, 2018
Freebsd	—	Upgrade zziplib	Jul 10, 2018	Jul 6, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade zziplib	Dec 4, 2019	Feb 9, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade zziplib	Dec 18, 2019	Feb 9, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 9, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libzzip-0-13	Jul 10, 2018	Feb 9, 2018

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CVSS Details

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