CVE-2018-6541

Publication date 2 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
zziplib	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2

Notes

suse

Fixed with patch CVE-2018-6484.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H