CVE-2019-6991

Summary

CVECVE-2019-6991
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-28 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA classic Stack-based buffer overflow exists in the zmLoadUser() function in zm_user.cpp of the zmu binary in ZoneMinder through 1.32.3, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a long username.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zoneminder Zoneminder All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fixes 2478 Remove overrun possibility by SteveGilvarry · Pull Request #2482 · ZoneMinder/zoneminder · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Stack based buffer Overflow - /src/zm_user.cpp (zmu) · Issue #2478 · ZoneMinder/zoneminder · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199513 Ubuntu Security Notification for ZoneMinder Vulnerabilities (USN-5889-1)
  • 502205 Alpine Linux Security Update for zoneminder
  • 505604 Alpine Linux Security Update for zoneminder

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