Is CVE-2018-6869 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-6869 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-6869?

CVE-2018-6869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-6869?

CVE-2018-6869 has an EPSS score of 2.85% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6869?

Upgrade zziplib on debian 11 to 0.13.62-3.2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6869

MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In ZZIPlib 0.13.68, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation and a crash in the __zzip_parse_root_directory function of zzip/zip.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available

zziplibDebian

Fixed in:0.13.62-3.2CVE-2018-6869

libzzip-0-13Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2USN-3699-1

Fixed in:0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-3699-1

Fixed in:0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3699-1

zziplibUbuntu

Fixed in:0.13.62-2ubuntu0.2USN-3699-1

Fixed in:0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-3699-1

Fixed in:0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3699-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

lists.debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-50387	High	7.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11479	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27316	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-30522	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9515	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-10.