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TI-2018-05573 Aliases CVE-2018-7727GHSA-4g2g-r89f-8qqm

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68.

Priority LOW 31CWE-772Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-772.

Summary

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68. There is a memory leak triggered in the function zzip_mem_disk_new in memdisk.c, which will lead to a denial of service attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01244 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.68Vulnerablegdraheim
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.68 Vulnerable ·gdraheim
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:3229 Released 2018-10-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    zziplib security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-utils-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-utils-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7.ppc, zziplib-utils-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-utils-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) zziplib-0.13.62-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) zziplib-devel-0.13.62-9.el7, zziplib-utils-0.13.62-9.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3229
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7727
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g2g-r89f-8qqm

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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