CVE-2018-1000121 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in the LDAP code of the curl library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1000121?
CVE-2018-1000121 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000121?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Haxx Curl, Oracle Communications Webrtc Session Controller, Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000121?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-1000121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000121, CLEANSTART-2026-PX10290, CURL-CVE-2018-1000121, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000121, GHSA-cj5p-4f7c-6w3g, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000121.