NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libsoup package, versions <0:2.62.2-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.44% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSOUP-2118410
  • 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 libsoup to version 0:2.62.2-2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsoup package and not the libsoup 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.