Buffer overflow in libslax - CVE-2019-1010232
Published: April 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88499
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010232
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the slaxGetInput() function in slaxlexer.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
libslax
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010232
Install updates from vendor's website.
libslax - update to 0.22.1