SB2018081801 - NULL pointer dereference in EmbedThis GoAhead



SB2018081801 - NULL pointer dereference in EmbedThis GoAhead

Published: August 18, 2018 Updated: July 11, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2018081801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15504)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the server mishandles some HTTP request fields associated with time, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by If-Modified-Since or If-Unmodified-Since with a month greater than 11. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.