CVE-2018-20532

Public Exploit

Description

There is a NULL pointer dereference at ext/testcase.c (function testcase_read) in libsolvext.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652605 issue tracking exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3916-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2290 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00057.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20532?
CVE-2018-20532 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20532?
To fix CVE-2018-20532, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20532 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20532 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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