What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14562?

CVE-2018-14562 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: 1.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-14562?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-14562. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.8%.

Thulac CVE-2018-14562

CRITICAL

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2018-07-23 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Thulac

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 23, 2018 - 14:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in libthulac.so in THULAC through 2018-02-25. A NULL pointer dereference can occur in the BasicModel class in include/cb_model.h.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in libthulac.so in THULAC through 2018-02-25. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and 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. An issue was discovered in libthulac.so in THULAC through 2018-02-25. A NULL pointer dereference can occur in the BasicModel class in include/cb_model.h. Affected products include: Thunlp Thulac. Version information: through 2018.

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.