The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and
The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
- Published
- Mar 1, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.6% · 75th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gdraheim | zziplib | cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gdraheim zziplib0.13.62
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | zziplib | before 0.13.62-3.1 | 0.13.62-3.1 |
| Debian:7 | zziplib | before 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u1 | 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | zziplib | before 0.13.62-3+deb8u1 | 0.13.62-3+deb8u1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | zziplib | before 0.13.72-1.4 | 0.13.72-1.4 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | zziplib | before 0.13.62-9.1 | 0.13.62-9.1 |
Same product
gdraheim: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-39134A Stack Buffer Overflow vulnerability in zziplibv 0.13.77 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer() 30Monitor
- CVE-2018-16548An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib through 0.13.69.27Monitor
- CVE-2018-7726An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68.27Monitor
- CVE-2018-7725An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68.27Monitor
- CVE-2018-6869In ZZIPlib 0.13.68, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation and a crash in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c.27Monitor
- CVE-2018-6541In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fe27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:zziplib | 0.13.62-3.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:zziplib | 0.13.72-1.4 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:zziplib | 0.13.62-9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.