NULL pointer dereference in libopenmpt - CVE-2019-14381
Published: October 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21714
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-2019-14381
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libopenmpt
Affected software:
libopenmpt
libopenmpt
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 dereference error in libopenmpt when doing a portamento from an OPL instrument to an empty instrument note map slot. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14381
Install updates from vendor's website.