SB2021061023 - NULL pointer dereference in lrzip
Published: June 10, 2021 Updated: May 25, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021061023
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25467)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the lzo_decompress_buf in stream.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted compressed file and trigger denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.