CVE-2023-6992
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CVE-2023-6992 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Cloudflare version of zlib library was found to be vulnerable to memory corruption issues affecting the deflation algorithm implementation (deflate.c). The issues resulted from improper input validation and heap-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could exploit the problem during compression using a crafted malicious file potentially leading to denial of service of the software. Patches: The issue has been patched in commit 8352d10 https://github.com/cloudflare/zlib/commit/8352d108c05db1bdc5ac3bdf834dad641694c13c . EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cloudflare version of zlib library was found to be vulnerable to memory corruption issues affecting the deflation algorithm implementation (deflate.c). The issues resulted from improper input validation and heap-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could exploit the problem during compression using a crafted malicious file potentially leading to denial of service of the software. Patches: The issue has been patched in commit 8352d10 https://github.com/cloudflare/zlib/commit/8352d108c05db1bdc5ac3bdf834dad641694c13c . The upstream repository is not affected.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Zlib | < 2023-11-16 |
References
- https://github.com/cloudflare/zlib/security/advisories/GHSA-vww9-j87r-4cqhPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cloudflare/zlib/security/advisories/GHSA-vww9-j87r-4cqhPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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