CVE catalog
CVE-2020-18442
zziplib: CVE-2020-18442
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.74% · Oct 25, 2026
Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_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 | pro | 0.13.62-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | pro | 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | pro | 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | 20.04 | 0.13.62-3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | 20.04 | 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | 20.04 | 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | zziplib | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | zziplib | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-teradata | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | zziplib | leap 15.5 | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | fixed |
| Suse | zziplib | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.13.67-10.33.1 | fixed |
| Suse | zziplib | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.13.67-10.33.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | zziplib | source | sid | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zziplib | source | forky | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zziplib | source | trixie | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | zziplib | source | bookworm | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | deb | pro | 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18442 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | zziplib | deb | 20.04 | 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18442 | Not reported |
| Suse | zziplib | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | zziplib | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-teradata | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | zziplib | rpm | leap 15.5 | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | zziplib | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.13.67-10.33.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | zziplib | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.13.67-10.33.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libzzip-0-13]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
- [libzzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
- [zziplib-bin]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zziplib · debian · 12
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · 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 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
- [libzzip-dev]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
- [zziplib-bin]Fixed
Source package: [zziplib]
Details (2)
0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
0.13.78+dfsg.1-0.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1dsa · zziplib · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4316]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2021_4316.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18442]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2859-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18442]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-18442]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2022-0571.json]
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