CVE-2018-6869

An uncontrolled memory allocation was found in ZZIPlib that could lead to a crash in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c if the package is compiled with Address Sanitizer. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Low. This issue does not affect the versions of ZZIPlib as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, unless the package is recompiled with Address Sanitizer. The flaw is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

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