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Status published
Medium
CVE-2019-16892
In Rubyzip before 1.3.0, a crafted ZIP file can bypass...
Vulnerability Description
In Rubyzip before 1.3.0, a crafted ZIP file can bypass application checks on ZIP entry sizes because data about the uncompressed size can be spoofed. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWWPORMSBHZTMP4PGF4DQD22TTKBQMMC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J45KSFPP6DFVWLC7Z73L7SX735CKZYO6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X255K6ZBAQC462PQN2ND5HOTTQEJ2G2X/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:4047
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4201
- https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/d65fe7bd283ec94f9d6dc7605f61a6b0dd00f55e
Affected Vendor
rubyzip project
View all reports →Affected Software
rubyzip, fedora, cloudforms
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 29, 30, 31, 4.7, 5.11
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 25th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.