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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-16224 json

py-lmdb Invalid write operation

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-9q62-r72g-pvv7 , PYSEC-2019-236 , EUVD-2019-0077

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. For certain values of md_flags, mdb_node_add does not properly set up a memcpy destination, leading to an invalid write operation. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.

Patch / fix

  • pypi lmdb 0.98
  • python-lmdb openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10430-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-16224 updated cvss 7.6

python-lmdb: out-of-bounds write when setting a wrong value of field md_flag

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/lmdb/lmdb%20initialization%20vuln referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi lmdb
<=0.97
<0.98
0.98

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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