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advancecomp: null pointer dereference in function be_uint32_read() in endianrw.h

Published Feb 17, 2019

Description

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.

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Red Hat statement

This issue affects the versions of advancecomp as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Low. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 17, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Feb 16, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Feb 16, 2019