NULL pointer dereference in libgxps - CVE-2017-11590
Published: July 24, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38649
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-2017-11590
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libgxps
libgxps
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 dreference error in caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11590
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.