NULL pointer dereference in LibSass - CVE-2019-18799
Published: November 6, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30656
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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18799
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sass
Affected software:
LibSass
LibSass
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 Sass::Parser::parseCompoundSelector in parser_selectors.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18799
Update to version 3.6.3.