VDB-129829 · CVE-2019-6460 · Nessus 212065

GNU Recutils 1.8 rec-field.c rec_field_set_name null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Recutils 1.8. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function rec_field_set_name of the file rec-field.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6460. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Recutils 1.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rec_field_set_name of the file rec-field.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function rec_field_set_name() in the file rec-field.c in librec.a.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2019. The weakness was shared 01/16/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6460 since 01/16/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212065 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : recutils vulnerabilities (USN-7137-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212065). The entries VDB-129824, VDB-129825, VDB-129826 and VDB-129827 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Recutils

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 212065
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : recutils vulnerabilities (USN-7137-1)

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129829
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2019 12:02
Updated: 12/05/2024 06:47
Changes: 01/17/2019 12:02 (57), 05/02/2020 10:00 (1), 12/05/2024 06:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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