#VU20948 NULL pointer dereference in libMirage


Published: 2019-09-09 | Updated: 2022-02-09

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20948

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15757

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libMirage
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: cdemu.sourceforge.io

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 within  the NRG parser in parser.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libMirage: 3.2.2


External links
http://gist.github.com/andreafioraldi/343d9ba64060b548c02362a5e61ec932
http://sourceforge.net/p/cdemu/bugs/118/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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