SB2017021518 - NULL pointer dereference in Fedoraproject Fedora

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SB2017021518 - NULL pointer dereference in Fedoraproject Fedora

Published: February 15, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017021518
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8690)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted BMP image in an imginfo command.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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