CVE-2018-6484

zziplib: Loading of misaligned memory address in zip.c:__zzip_fetch_disk_trailer can lead to a denial of service via crafted zip file

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 2, 2018

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

An unaligned memory access bug was found in the way ZZIPlib handled ZIP files. This flaw could potentially be used to crash the application using ZZIPlib by tricking the application into processing specially crafted ZIP files.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation