CVE-2018-10775 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 7 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a null pointer dereference in the bibutils library, affecting applications using this component.

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-2018-10775?

CVE-2018-10775 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 dereference in the _fields_add function in fields.c in libbibcore.a in bibutils through 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by end2xml.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10775?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bibutils Project Bibutils.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10775?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-10775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10775, GHSA-wx63-46g2-gh4c, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10775.