Vulnerability in Rubyzip Project
CVE-2019-16892
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).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubyzip Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- Red Hat Cloudforms — versions 4.7, 5.11
References
- github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:4047 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4201 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/d65fe7bd283ec94f9d6dc7605f61a6b0dd00f55e (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16892?
- CVE-2019-16892 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rubyzip Project. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16892?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.