CVE-2018-10548 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote LDAP server can crash the PHP application by triggering a NULL pointer dereference in the LDAP extension.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-10548?

CVE-2018-10548 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in PHP before 5.6.36, 7.0.x before 7.0.30, 7.1.x before 7.1.17, and 7.2.x before 7.2.5. ext/ldap/ldap.c allows remote LDAP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) because of mishandling of the ldap_get_dn return value.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10548?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Storage Automation Store, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10548?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-10548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pj74-6489-hfx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10548.

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