NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.56.1-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.54% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GLIB2-2129211
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 May 2018

Introduced: 5 May 2018

CVE-2018-10768  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 glib2 to version 0:2.56.1-2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2 package and not the glib2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the AnnotPath::getCoordsLength function in Annot.h in an Ubuntu package for Poppler 0.24.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. Later Ubuntu packages such as for Poppler 0.41.0 are not affected.