NULL pointer dereference in ngiflib - CVE-2019-19011
Published: November 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22813
CSH Severity: Medium
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19011
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: miniupnpd
Affected software:
ngiflib
ngiflib
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 GifIndexToTrueColor in "ngiflib.c". A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a file that lacks a palette.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19011
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.