NULL pointer dereference in AdvanceCOMP - CVE-2019-8379
Published: February 17, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31156
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-2019-8379
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Andrea Mazzoleni
Affected software:
AdvanceCOMP
AdvanceCOMP
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 AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8379
Update to version 2.1.
Sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/271/