Echo: zlib: security update to 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459418

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in
zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. NOTE: MiniZip is not a supported
part of the zlib product. NOTE: pyminizip through 0.2.6 is also vulnerable because it bundles an affected
zlib version, and exposes the applicable MiniZip code through its compress API. (CVE-2023-45853)

Solution

Update the zlib library and its related packages to version 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 459418

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Echo Local Security Checks

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.13

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45853

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45853

Detections

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