CVE-2018-6540
N/A
Published: February 2, 2018 at 09:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxZziplib
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/15Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3699-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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