CVE-2019-8379 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/ https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp/ https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/271/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8