SB2018032613 - NULL pointer dereference in icinga2 (Alpine package)
Published: March 26, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018032613
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6534)
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 Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted messages, an attacker can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which can cause the product to crash. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.