NULL pointer dereference in Debian Linux - CVE-2016-7424
Published: October 7, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40078
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2016-7424
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
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. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted MP3 file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7424
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3685
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93038
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/17/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-put_no_rnd_pixels8_xy2_mmx-rnd_template-c/
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=962
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=136f55207521f0b03194ef5b55ba70f1635d6aee