NULL pointer dereference in Mediaarea Zenlib
CVE-2020-36646
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaArea ZenLib up to 0.4.38. This affects the function Ztring::Date_From_Seconds_1970_Local of the file Source/ZenLib/Ztring.cpp. The manipulation of the argument Value leads to unchecked return value to null pointer dereference. Upgrading to version 0.4.39 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 6475fcccd37c9cf17e0cfe263b5fe0e2e47a8408. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217629 was assigned to this vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Mediaarea Zenlib — versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36646?
- CVE-2020-36646 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mediaarea Zenlib, classified under CWE-690. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36646?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36646 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.