GLSA 202011-15: libmaxminddb: Denial of service

Severity:normal
Title:libmaxminddb: Denial of service
Date:11/14/2020
Bugs: #753275
ID:202011-15

Synopsis

A vulnerability in libmaxminddb could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

The libmaxminddb library provides a C library for reading MaxMind DB files, including the GeoIP2 databases from MaxMind.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libmaxminddb < 1.4.3 >= 1.4.3 All supported architectures

Description

libmaxminddb used uninitialised memory when reading from a corrupt database file.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted database with libmaxminddb, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libmaxminddb users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libmaxminddb-1.4.3"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202011-15.xml

Concerns?

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License

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