What is CVE-2019-16228?

CVE-2019-16228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Py-Lmdb Project, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-16228?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Py-Lmdb Project

CVE-2019-16228

An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. There is a divide-by-zero error in the function mdb_env_open2 if mdb_env_read_header obtains a zero value for a certain size field. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Py-lmdb_project Py-lmdb
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16228?: CVE-2019-16228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Py-Lmdb Project, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-16228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.