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CVE-2018-16548

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16548 is a memory leak vulnerability in ZZIPlib versions up to 0.13.69, specifically within the __zzip_parse_root_directory function in zip.c, affecting the gdraheim zziplib product. This flaw can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition. While rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.13.69CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0195 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16954-16823Fixed in: 0.13.69-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 zziplib 0.13.69-8 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 0.13.69-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 0.13.69-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 0.13.69-8
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: zziplib-0:0.13.62-11.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2021-Dec/CVE-2018-16548

CVE-2018-16548

Dec 14, 2021
microsoft2018-Sep/CVE-2018-16548Moderate

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib through 0.13.69. There is a memory leak triggered in the function __zzip_parse_root_directory in zip.c which will lead to a denial of service attack.

Sep 11, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-16548Low

zziplib: Memory leak triggered in the function __zzip_parse_root_directory in zip.c

Sep 5, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00065.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00066.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2196
github.com / gdraheim/zziplib/issues/58
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00029.html