NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting NICMx/FORT-validator package, versions [,1.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830483
  • published25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed24 Aug 2024
  • creditHaya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel

Introduced: 24 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-45238  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade NICMx/FORT-validator to version 1.6.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference due to improper handling of malformed bit strings in resource certificates. An attacker can cause the application to crash by serving a specially crafted certificate via rsync or RRDP.

CVSS Scores

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