GNU Recutils 1.8 rec-rset.c rec_rset_get_props denial of service

A vulnerability was found in GNU Recutils 1.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function rec_rset_get_props of the file rec-rset.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (NULL Pointer Dereference). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/01/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-11637 since 05/01/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around 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.

The entries 134298, 134299 and 134300 are pretty similar.

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

Availability: ?
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-2019-11637 (?)
See also: ?Created: 05/02/2019 07:00 AM
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