SB2019031113 - NULL pointer dereference in GNU LibOFX



SB2019031113 - NULL pointer dereference in GNU LibOFX

Published: March 11, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019031113
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9656)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.