GNU Recutils 1.8 rec-field-name.c rec_field_name_equal_p denial of service

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Recutils 1.8. Affected is the function rec_field_name_equal_p of the file rec-field-name.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (NULL Pointer Dereference). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 05/01/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-11638 since 05/01/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 134297, 134299 and 134300 for similar entries.

Vendor

• GNU

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• Recutils

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Denial of service / NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-125)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: ?Recommended: no mitigation known
0-Day Time: ?05/01/2019 Advisory disclosed
05/01/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
05/02/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/02/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2019-11638 (?)
See also: ?Created: 05/02/2019 07:01 AM
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