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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7727: ELSA-2018-3229: zziplib security update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7727: ELSA-2018-3229: zziplib security update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/06/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68. There is a memory leak triggered in the function zzip_mem_disk_new in memdisk.c, which will lead to a denial of service attack. A memory leak was found in unzip-mem.c and unzzip-mem.c of ZZIPlib, up to v0.13.68, that could lead to resource exhaustion. Local attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-zziplib
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-zziplib-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-zziplib-utils

References

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