CVE-2019-16228

NameCVE-2019-16228
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. There is a divide-by-zero error in the function mdb_env_open2 if mdb_env_read_header obtains a zero value for a certain size field. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1132719, 1141312

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lmdb (PTS)bookworm, bullseye0.9.24-1vulnerable
trixie0.9.31-1vulnerable
forky, sid0.9.35-1vulnerable
py-lmdb (PTS)bullseye1.0.0-1vulnerable
bookworm1.4.0-1vulnerable
forky, sid, trixie1.4.1-3vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lmdbsource(unstable)(unfixed)1141312
py-lmdbsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant1132719

Notes

[trixie] - lmdb <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - lmdb <postponed> (Minor issue; only reachable via attacker-supplied/corrupted LMDB database file; unfixed upstream)
[bullseye] - lmdb <postponed> (Minor issue; only reachable via attacker-supplied/corrupted LMDB database file; unfixed upstream)
src:py-lmdb uses system version of liblmdb
https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/issues/210
https://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/pull/429

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