What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-8379?

CVE-2019-8379 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-8379?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-8379. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Advancecomp CVE-2019-8379

HIGH

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2019-02-17 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Advancecomp Debian Linux Fedora Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 17, 2019 - 02:29 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is 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 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. Affected products include: Advancemame Advancecomp, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server. Version information: through 2.1..

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.