SB2018010311 - NULL pointer dereference in EmbedThis GoAhead



SB2018010311 - NULL pointer dereference in EmbedThis GoAhead

Published: January 3, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018010311
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000471)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the CGI handler resulting in memory corruption or denial of service. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

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