NULL Pointer Dereference in GNU recutils 1.8
CVE-2019-11638

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Recutils
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 May 2019

What is CVE-2019-11638?

A vulnerability exists in GNU recutils 1.8 due to a NULL pointer dereference in the rec_field_name_equal_p function found in rec-field-name.c within librec.a. This issue can lead to unexpected application crashes, potentially disrupting services and impacting user experiences. Attackers could exploit this flaw to compromise the application's stability.

References

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/recutils/...
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https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/recutils/...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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