UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6991

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6991

    Published: 28 Jan 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-6991
    Aliases:
    USN-5889-1

    Summary:

    Details: A classic Stack-based buffer overflow exists in the zmLoadUser() function in zm_user.cpp of the zmu binary in ZoneMinder through 1.32.3, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a long username.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6991, https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/issues/2478, https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/pull/2482, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5889-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6991

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: zoneminder

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.28.1-8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High