Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2020-36646MediaArea ZenLib Ztring.cpp Date_From_Seconds_1970_Local unknown vulnerability
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in ZenLib from MediaArea. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaArea ZenLib up to 0.4.38. This affects the function Ztring::Date_From_Seconds_1970_Local of the file Source/ZenLib/Ztring.cpp. The manipulation of the argument Value leads to unchecked return value to null pointer dereference. Upgrading to version 0.4.39 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 6475fcccd37c9cf17e0cfe263b5fe0e2e47a8408. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217629 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libzen | 0.4.39-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36646 |
| Debian:13 | libzen | 0.4.39-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36646 |
| Debian:14 | libzen | 0.4.39-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36646 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-690 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217629 vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217629 signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/MediaArea/ZenLib/pull/119 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/MediaArea/ZenLib/commit/6475fcccd37c9cf17e0cfe263b5fe0e2e47a8408 patch
- https://github.com/MediaArea/ZenLib/releases/tag/v0.4.39 patch