CVE-2019-16224

NameCVE-2019-16224
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. For certain values of md_flags, mdb_node_add does not properly set up a memcpy destination, leading to an invalid write operation. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
py-lmdb (PTS)bullseye1.0.0-1vulnerable
bookworm, sid1.4.0-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
py-lmdbsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/issues/210
No real security issue in py-lmdb and disputed (MITRE contacted). If at all
then issues in underlying library but cf. https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/issues/210#issuecomment-531015023
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