SB2019012913 - Denial of service in libdoc



SB2019012913 - Denial of service in libdoc

Published: January 29, 2019 Updated: February 1, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019012913
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7156)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trigger division by zero in ole.c:390 at libdoc master branch when using libdoc.a and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.