UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16892

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16892
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16892.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16892
Upstream
Published
2019-09-25T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:47:54Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ruby-zip

Package

Name
ruby-zip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-zip@1.1.7-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-zip",
            "binary_version": "1.1.7-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16892.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ruby-zip

Package

Name
ruby-zip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-zip@1.2.1-1.1~build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.1-1
1.2.1-1.1~build0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-zip",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1-1.1~build0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16892.json"