Zstandard up to 1.3.7 Compression race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Zstandard up to 1.3.7. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Compression. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11922. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zstandard up to 1.3.7. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Compression. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8 could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.

The weakness was published 07/25/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at facebook.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-11922 since 05/13/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 304820 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-14031), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.3.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (304820). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 304820
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-14031

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Zstandard 1.3.8
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/13/2019 🔍
07/25/2019 +73 days 🔍
07/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-4108-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-11922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138825

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2019 07:58
Updated: 04/04/2026 22:32
Changes: 07/26/2019 07:58 (55), 07/12/2020 17:25 (1), 11/13/2023 08:24 (5), 04/04/2026 22:32 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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