An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib 0.13.68. There is a memory leak triggered in the function zzip_mem_disk_new in memdisk.c, which will lead to a denial of service attack.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3229 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/40 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3229 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/40 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    10 Jul 2025, 15:44
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| First Time | Gdraheim zziplib Gdraheim | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
21 Nov 2024, 04:12
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3229 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/40 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2018-03-06 17:29
Updated : 2025-07-10 15:44
NVD link : CVE-2018-7727
Mitre link : CVE-2018-7727
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-7727
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                redhat
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server
gdraheim
- zziplib
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-772
                        
            Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
