Divide By Zero Affecting lmdb package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.79% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-LMDB-17803049
  • published3 Jul 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2019

Introduced: 11 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable lmdb.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. There is a divide-by-zero error in the function mdb_env_open2 if mdb_env_read_header obtains a zero value for a certain size field. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.

CVSS Base Scores

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