CVE-2019-16892
Rubyzip denial of service
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
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).
How to fix CVE-2019-16892
To remediate CVE-2019-16892, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ruby-zip—upgrade to 2.0.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.0 or later
Is CVE-2019-16892 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.0.0-1
- from 0, < 1.3.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |