Out-of-bounds Write Affecting zlib package, versions <1.2.13-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-ZLIB-5846870
  • published21 Aug 2023
  • disclosed25 Mar 2022

Introduced: 25 Mar 2022

CVE-2018-25032  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard zlib to version 1.2.13-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zlib package and not the zlib package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.

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