NULL pointer dereference in Oniguruma - CVE-2019-13225
Published: September 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20906
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-13225
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: K.Kosako
Affected software:
Oniguruma
Oniguruma
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in match_at() function in regcomp.c in Oniguruma library. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13225
Install update from vendor's website.