NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libcurl package, versions <0:7.29.0-51.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.9% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBCURL-2527142
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Mar 2018

Introduced: 14 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000121  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libcurl to version 0:7.29.0-51.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3157.

NVD Description

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

A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service