NULL pointer dereference in mruby - CVE-2018-12249
Published: June 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37059
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: CVE-2018-12249
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: mruby
Affected software:
mruby
mruby
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 mruby 1.4.1. There is a NULL pointer dereference in mrb_class_real because "class BasicObject" is not properly supported in class.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12249
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.