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CVE-2019-8379

Published: Feb 17, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 34.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

n/an/a
advancecompadvancemame
Mixed
Consumer Software / gaming
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power little endianredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
advancemameoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka advancemame, advancecomp, advancemame
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/271/
sourceforge.net
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp/
research.loginsoft.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 17, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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