Null pointer dereference in audiofile - CVE-2018-13440
Published: October 25, 2018 / Updated: November 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15678
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13440
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Michael Pruett
Affected software:
audiofile
audiofile
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the ModuleState::setup function, as defined in the modules/ModuleState.cpp source code file due to a NULL pointer exception bug. A remote attacker can send a malicious CAF file, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the affected application to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13440
Update to version 0.3.6-2.