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CVE-2020-18442

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the...

3.3 LowFix available

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Up 0.1 points since Jun 19, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
CVE-2020-18442
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
CVE-2020-18442
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-10366 No score

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
EUVD-2020-10366
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2w2-2g9v-p7fp 3.3

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the...

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
GHSA-g2w2-2g9v-p7fp
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.3

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
CVE-2020-18442
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-18442 3.3

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18442
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2021-1247 6.5

zziplib security update

The zziplib is a lightweight library to easily extract data from zip files. Applications can bundle files into a single zip archive and access them. The implementation is based only on the (free) subset of compression with the zlib algorithm which is actually used by the zip/unzip tools.

Security Fix(es):

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".(CVE-2020-18442)

Record
OESA-2021-1247
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2021:4316 3.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update

Record
RHSA-2021:4316
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2021:4316 3.3

Low: zziplib security update

The zziplib is a lightweight library to easily extract data from zip files.

Security Fix(es):

  • zziplib: infinite loop via the return value of zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (CVE-2020-18442)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2021:4316
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-18442 3.3

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file".

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18442
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2021:4316 No score

Low: zziplib security update

The zziplib is a lightweight library to easily extract data from zip files.

Security Fix(es):

  • zziplib: infinite loop via the return value of zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (CVE-2020-18442)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2021:4316
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0359 No score

Updated zziplib packages fix security vulnerability

Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_file" (CVE-2020-18442).

Record
MGASA-2021-0359
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2164-1 No score

Security update for zziplib

This update for zziplib fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-18442: Fixed infinite loop in zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (bsc#1187526).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 No score

Security update for zziplib

This update for zziplib fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2020-18442: Fixed infinite loop in zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (bsc#1187526).
  • CVE-2020-18770: Fixed denial-of-service in function zzip_disk_entry_to_file_header in mmapped.c (bsc#1214577).

Non-security issue fixed:

  • Implement an error message with a condition by checking the return value of a function call. (bsc#1154002)
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6298-1 No score

zziplib vulnerabilities

Liu Zhu discovered that ZZIPlib incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7727)

YiMing Liu discovered that ZZIPlib incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-18442)

Record
USN-6298-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
zziplib
AlmaLinux:8
before 0.13.68-9.el8
0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-devel
AlmaLinux:8
before 0.13.68-9.el8
0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-utils
AlmaLinux:8
before 0.13.68-9.el8
0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib
Debian:12
before 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
zziplib
Debian:13
before 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
zziplib
Debian:14
before 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
0.13.72+dfsg.1-1
zziplib
Debian:9
before 0.13.62-3.2~deb9u2, plus listed versions
0.13.62-3.10.13.62-3.2~deb9u1
0.13.62-3.2~deb9u2
zziplib
Mageia:8
before 0.13.72-1.mga8
0.13.72-1.mga8
zziplib
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 0.13.69-8.oe1
0.13.69-8.oe1
zziplib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
zziplib-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib
Rocky Linux:8
before 0:0.13.68-9.el8
0:0.13.68-9.el8
zziplib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 0.13.67-10.33.1
0.13.67-10.33.1
zziplib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
before 0.13.67-10.33.1
0.13.67-10.33.1
zziplib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
zziplib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-TERADATA
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
zziplib
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
0.13.69-150000.3.17.1
zziplib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-30.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.10.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2
0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1
zziplib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-3.10.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
zziplib
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-3.20.13.62-3.2ubuntu1
0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1
zziplib
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-30.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.10.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2
0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1
zziplib
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-3.10.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
zziplib
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
0.13.62-3.20.13.62-3.2ubuntu1
0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-18442 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Gdraheim Zziplib, published June 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in zziplib 0.13.68-9.el8.

References

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