NULL pointer dereference in Gobby - CVE-2020-35450

 

NULL pointer dereference in Gobby - CVE-2020-35450

Published: July 20, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55008
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-2020-35450
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gobby Project
Affected software:
Gobby

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 the D-Bus handler for certain set_language calls. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-35450

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources