CVE-2021-39532 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in libslax allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2021-39532?

CVE-2021-39532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2021. 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

An issue was discovered in libslax through v0.22.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function slaxLexer() located in slaxlexer.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39532?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Libslax.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39532?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39532 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-39532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qrqj-373x-w46c.

Is CVE-2021-39532 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free