CVE catalog

CVE-2018-6869

zziplib: CVE-2018-6869

Severity: Medium
Published: Feb 9, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.80% · Oct 25, 2026

In ZZIPlib 0.13.68, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation and a crash in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	zziplib	sid	`0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.2`	fixed
Debian	zziplib	forky	`0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.2`	fixed
Debian	zziplib	trixie	`0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1`	fixed
Debian	zziplib	bookworm	`0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.56-1.1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.56-1.1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.56-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.62-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	14.04	`0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	zziplib	16.04	`0.13.62-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	16.04	`0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	16.04	`0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	zziplib	18.04	`0.13.62-3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	zziplib	18.04	`0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	zziplib	source	sid	`0.13.62-3.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[889089]
Debian	zziplib	source	forky	`0.13.62-3.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[889089]
Debian	zziplib	source	trixie	`0.13.62-3.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[889089]
Debian	zziplib	source	bookworm	`0.13.62-3.2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[889089]
Ubuntu	zziplib	deb	14.04	`0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869	Not reported
Ubuntu	zziplib	deb	16.04	`0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869	Not reported
Ubuntu	zziplib	deb	18.04	`0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6869	Not reported

[Debian bug #889089]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libzzip-0-13]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
[libzzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
[zziplib-bin]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
- 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libzzip-0-13t64]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
[libzzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
[zziplib-bin]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
- 0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.13.62-3.2
  dsa · zziplib · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]