SB2019081376 - NULL pointer dereference in exiv2 (Alpine package) 



SB2019081376 - NULL pointer dereference in exiv2 (Alpine package)

Published: August 13, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019081376
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13114)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error when parsing HTTP responses without a space character. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.