SB2023050126 - Ubuntu update for libzen
Published: May 1, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023050126
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36646)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the Ztring::Date_From_Seconds_1970_Local() function of the file Source/ZenLib/Ztring.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.