NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting retroarch package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-RETROARCH-5694497
  • published9 Aug 2022
  • disclosed21 Apr 2021

Introduced: 21 Apr 2021

CVE-2020-23914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 retroarch.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream retroarch package and not the retroarch package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in cpp-peglib through v0.1.12. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the peg::AstOptimizer::optimize() located in peglib.h. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1