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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830485
  • published 25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2024
  • credit Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel

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 via the dereferencing of a null pointer in the handling of ROA or Manifest files. An attacker can cause the application to crash, leading to Route Origin Validation unavailability and potentially compromised routing.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None