CVE-2018-10773 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a null pointer dereference in the bibutils library's serial number processing function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10773?
CVE-2018-10773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NULL pointer deference in the addsn function in serialno.c in libbibcore.a in bibutils through 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by copac2xml.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bibutils Project Bibutils.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10773?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-10773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10773, GHSA-p6wc-ggh9-3jjc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10773.