VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-8379

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references