CVE-2019-13453
Publication date 15 July 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Zipios before 0.1.7 does not properly handle certain malformed zip archives and can go into an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This is related to zipheadio.h:readUint32() and zipfile.cpp:Zipfile::Zipfile().
From the Ubuntu Security Team
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| flightcrew | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.7.2+dfsg-10ubuntu0.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.7.2+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| zipios++ | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-10ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-5.2ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.1.5.9+cvs.2007.04.28-5.1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4057-1
- Zipios vulnerability
- 15 July 2019
- USN-4055-1
- flightcrew vulnerabilities
- 15 July 2019