Out-of-bounds Write in zlib affects Nokogiri
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
## Summary Nokogiri v1.13.4 updates the vendored zlib from 1.2.11 to 1.2.12, which addresses [CVE-2018-25032](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25032). That CVE is scored as CVSS 7.4 "High" on the NVD record as of 2022-04-05. Please note that this advisory only applies to the CRuby implementation of Nokogiri `< 1.13.4`, and only if the packaged version of `zlib` is being used. Please see [this document](https://nokogiri.org/LICENSE-DEPENDENCIES.html#default-platform-release-ruby) for a complete description of which platform gems vendor `zlib`. If you've overridden defaults at installation time to use system libraries instead of packaged libraries, you should instead pay attention to your distro's `zlib` release announcements. ## Mitigation Upgrade to Nokogiri `>= v1.13.4`. ## Impact ### [CVE-2018-25032](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25032) in zlib - **Severity**: High - **Type**: [CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html) Out of bounds write - **Description**: zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | nokogiri (RubyGems) | before 1.13.4 | 1.13.4 | Patch available | GHSA-v6gp-9mmm-c6p5 |
- nokogiri (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.4 Fixed in 1.13.4 Patch available GHSA-v6gp-9mmm-c6p5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v6gp-9mmm-c6p5 nokogiri (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.13.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-v6gp-9mmm-c6p5
References
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Sources
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