#VU105972 NULL pointer dereference in Augeas - CVE-2025-2588
Published: March 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105972
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2588
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Augeas
Augeas
Software vendor:
hercules-team
hercules-team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the re_case_expand() function in src/fa.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.