UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6540

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6540
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6540.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6540
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Published
2018-02-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:46Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address in the zzipdiskfindfirst function of zzip/mmapped.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / zziplib

Package

Name
zziplib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zziplib@0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.13.56-1.1ubuntu1
0.13.56-1.1ubuntu2
0.13.56-2ubuntu1
0.13.62-2
0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-0-13",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zziplib-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / zziplib

Package

Name
zziplib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zziplib@0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.13.62-3
0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-0-13",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zziplib-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / zziplib

Package

Name
zziplib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zziplib@0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.13.62-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-0-13",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zziplib-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}