NULL pointer dereference in LibSass - CVE-2018-11696
Published: January 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85135
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11696
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibSass
LibSass
Software vendor:
Sass
Sass
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 function Sass::Inspect::operator(). A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.