Vulnerabilities / CVE-2019-6991

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CVE-2019-6991

A classic Stack-based buffer overflow exists in the zmLoadUser() funct ...

Published Modified CWE 787
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
alpine 3.15zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.16zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.17zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.18zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.19zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.20zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.21zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.22zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.23zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.24zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine edgezoneminder1.36.7-r0
debian 11zoneminder1.32.3-2
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SourcePackageFixed in
alpine 3.15zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.16zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.17zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.18zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.19zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.20zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.21zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.22zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.23zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine 3.24zoneminder1.36.7-r0
alpine edgezoneminder1.36.7-r0
debian 11zoneminder1.32.3-2
debian 12zoneminder1.32.3-2
debian 13zoneminder1.32.3-2
debian 14zoneminder1.32.3-2
echozoneminder1.32.3-2
ubuntu 16.04-ESMzoneminder1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1
ubuntu 19.04zoneminder1.32.3-2

References

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