Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mingw64-zlib package, versions <0:1.3.1-1.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-MINGW64ZLIB-10063117
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed3 Apr 2023

Introduced: 3 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-1579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 mingw64-zlib to version 0:1.3.1-1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:2353.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mingw64-zlib package and not the mingw64-zlib package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1