CVE-2019-8379

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/271/ third party advisory exploit
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp/ third party advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8379?
CVE-2019-8379 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-8379?
To fix CVE-2019-8379, 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-2019-8379 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-8379 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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