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Red Hat: CVE-2020-18442: CVE-2020-18442 zziplib: infinite loop via the return value of zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-18442: CVE-2020-18442 zziplib: infinite loop via the return value of zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/18/2021
Created
11/11/2021
Added
11/10/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib
  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib-utils
  • redhat-upgrade-zziplib-utils-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2020-18442
  • RHSA-2021:4316

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