NULL pointer dereference - CVE-2018-6534
Published: February 27, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33504
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-2018-6534
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
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Affected software:
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 Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted messages, an attacker can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which can cause the product to crash. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6534
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.