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CVE-2019-6991

Publication date 28 January 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

A classic Stack-based buffer overflow exists in the zmLoadUser() function in zm_user.cpp of the zmu binary in ZoneMinder through 1.32.3, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a long username.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
zoneminder 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 1.32.3-2
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

seth-arnold

the patch I saw looked like it introduced a memory leak

ccdm94

commit 6d7660cd fixes the memory leak

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
zoneminder

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H