UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379

    Published: 17 Feb 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-8379
    Aliases:
    USN-5671-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8379, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5671-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8379

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: advancecomp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.19-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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