NULL pointer dereference in libmysofa - CVE-2019-16092
Published: September 8, 2019 / Updated: October 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35530
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16092
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Christian Hoene
Affected software:
libmysofa
libmysofa
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 getHrtf in hrtf/reader.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16092
Install update from vendor's website.