CVE-2018-7726

Publication date 6 March 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68. There is a bus error caused by the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zip.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Status

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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
zziplib

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

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