NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting advancecomp package, versions <2.1-2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-ADVANCECOMP-533275
  • published17 Feb 2019
  • disclosed17 Feb 2019

Introduced: 17 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 advancecomp to version 2.1-2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream advancecomp package and not the advancecomp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

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