CVE-2022-1249 Null dereference in pesign
A NULL pointer dereference in pesign causes a crash when attempting to daemonize, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1249?
CVE-2022-1249 is a low-severity vulnerability in pesign, published on 29 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pesign Project Pesign.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-9655, GHSA-3xpm-4m85-6353, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1249.