What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-11124?

CVE-2017-11124 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Xar CVE-2017-11124

CRITICAL

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2017-07-10 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Xar

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 10, 2017 - 03:29 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c.

AnalysisAI

libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c. Affected products include: Xar Project Xar.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.