CVE-2018-6541

zziplib: Bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address inzzip/zip.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 1, 2018

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

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