CVE-2021-28855 : In Deark before 1.5.8, a specially crafted input file can cause a NULL pointer d

In Deark before 1.5.8, a specially crafted input file can cause a NULL pointer dereference in the dbuf_write function (src/deark-dbuf.c).

Published 2021-04-14 17:15:14

Updated 2021-04-19 21:28:30

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2021-28855

Entropymine » Deark
Versions before (<) 1.5.8
cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:deark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 24 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/jsummers/deark/commit/287f5ac31dfdc074669182f51ece637706070eeb

pict: Fixed a bug with ICC profile extraction · jsummers/deark@287f5ac · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://fatihhcelik.github.io/posts/NULL-Pointer-Dereference-Deark/

NULL Pointer Dereference | Deark | Fatih's Blog
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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