Ubuntu Security Notice 4057-1 - Mike Salvatore discovered that Zipios mishandled certain malformed ZIP files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or consume system resources.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4057-1
July 15, 2019
Zipios vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Zipios could be made to crash or consume system resources if it received
specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- zipios++: small C++ library for reading zip files (development)
Details:
Mike Salvatore discovered that Zipios mishandled certain malformed ZIP files. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or consume
system resources. (CVE-2019-13453)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
libzipios++0v5 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.10:
libzipios++0v5 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libzipios++0v5 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libzipios++0v5 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-5.2ubuntu0.16.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4057-1
CVE-2019-13453
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zipios++/0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.19.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zipios++/0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.18.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zipios++/0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zipios++/0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-5.2ubuntu0.16.04.1