NULL pointer dereference in libcdio - CVE-2017-18199
Published: March 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10796
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18199
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
libcdio
libcdio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the realloc_symlink function due to improper handling of crafted ISO image files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ISO image file, trick the victim into opening it and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18199
Update to version 1.0.0.