Zipios could be made to crash or consume system resources if it received specially crafted input.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4057-1 July 15, 2019 Zipios vulnerability ========================================================================= 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-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 . The Zipios flaw may lead to service interruptions or excessive resource usage on impacted Ubuntu releases..Zipios Vulnerability, Ubuntu Update, Denial Of Service. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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