CVE-2019-16892
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraCloudFormsRubyzip
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Rubyzip· Rubyzip Projectrubygems
95%v < 1.3.0
Affected range stops below 1.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:4047
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4201
- https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/commit/d65fe7bd283ec94f9d6dc7605f61a6b0dd00f55e
- https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J45KSFPP6DFVWLC7Z73L7SX735CKZYO6/
References (7)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:4047Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4201ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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