NULL pointer dereference in GDAL - #VU25045
Published: February 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25045
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: gdal.org
Affected software:
GDAL
GDAL
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 when processing files within the PDF driver component in GDAL. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.