CVE-2020-13574 Null dereference in Genivia

High 7.5 Published Updated

A specially crafted SOAP request can cause a denial of service in the gSOAP library's WS-Security plugin via a null pointer dereference.

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

What is CVE-2020-13574?

CVE-2020-13574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the WS-Security plugin functionality of Genivia gSOAP 2.8.107. A specially crafted SOAP request can lead to denial of service. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13574?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Genivia Gsoap.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13574?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-13574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13574, GHSA-j34q-xv9p-mp65, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13574.

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