NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting bchunk package, versions <1.2.0-12.1
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- published28 Oct 2017
- disclosed28 Oct 2017
Introduced: 28 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15955 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 bchunk to version 1.2.0-12.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bchunk package and not the bchunk package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
bchunk (related to BinChunker) 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 is vulnerable to an "Access violation near NULL on destination operand" and crash when processing a malformed CUE (.cue) file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15955
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4026
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00001.html
- https://github.com/extramaster/bchunk/issues/4
- https://github.com/hessu/bchunk/issues/2
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-15955