Invalid Write Operation in py-lmdb 0.97: Unvalidated memmove in mdb_node_del

Invalid Write Operation in py-lmdb 0.97: Unvalidated memmove in mdb_node_del

CVE-2019-16226 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. mdb_node_del does not validate a memmove in the case of an unexpected node->mn_hi, leading to an invalid write operation. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.

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