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CVE-2019-8379

Published: 17 February 2019

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
advancecomp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.1-2.1build1)
groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.1-2.1)
xenial
Released (1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/amadvance/advancecomp/commit/7894a6e684ce68ddff9f4f4919ab8e3911ac8040

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H