NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mcj package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MCJ-9673561
  • published29 Mar 2024
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024
  • creditGregory Duck

Introduced: 27 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-45920  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference due to the improper handling of the XGetWMHints() function. An attacker can cause the application to crash by sending specially crafted input to exploit the NULL pointer dereference condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1