NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE-2017-11124
Summary
libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
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.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published