CVE-2018-20190 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A crafted Sass file can trigger a null pointer dereference in LibSass, causing an application crash and denial of service.

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-2018-20190?

CVE-2018-20190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 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

In LibSass 3.5.5, a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function Sass::Eval::operator()(Sass::Supports_Operator*) in eval.cpp may cause a Denial of Service (application crash) via a crafted sass input file.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20190?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sass-Lang Libsass.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20190?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-20190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20190, GHSA-f9vp-f9xq-w8wr, JLSEC-2026-503, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20190.

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