CVE-2018-6540
First published: Fri Feb 02 2018(Updated: )
In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address in the zzip_disk_findfirst function of zzip/mmapped.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Zziplib Project Zziplib | =0.13.67 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| debian/zziplib | 0.13.62-3.3+deb11u1 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.2 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.3 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/15
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-6540
- https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/commit/72ec933663f738d8e166979aa7fd5590b2104a07
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6540
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6540
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6540
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6540
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