Description
A vulnerability was found in libzvbi up to 0.2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vbi_strndup_iconv_ucs2 of the file src/conv.c. The manipulation of the argument src_length leads to integer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.2.44 is able to address this issue. The patch is named ca1672134b3e2962cd392212c73f44f8f4cb489f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer was informed beforehand about the issues. She reacted very fast and highly professional.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.299203
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299203
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.512800
Patch, Vendor Advisory related
https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/security/advisories/GHSA-g7cg-7gw9-v8cf
Release Notes patch
https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/releases/tag/v0.2.44
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-190
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (1)
zapping-vbi/zvbi
< 0.2.44
Published
Mar 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026