vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16892): ruby-zip vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 25, 2019 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 25, 2019
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
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).
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2019-16892
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16892
- URL-https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/4167f0ce67e42b082605bca75c7bdfd01eb23804
- URL-https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/7849f7362ab0cd23d5730ef8b6f2c39252da2285
- URL-https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/97cb6aefe6d12bd2429d7a2e119ccb26f259d71d
- URL-https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16892
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