NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libwpd package, versions <0:0.10.0-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.49% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBWPD-2539356
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Nov 2018

Introduced: 12 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libwpd to version 0:0.10.0-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2126.

NVD Description

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

In libwpd 0.10.2, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function WP6ContentListener::defineTable in WP6ContentListener.cpp that will lead to a denial of service attack. This is related to WPXTable.h.

CVSS Base Scores

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