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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2021-44507

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in FIS GT.M through V7.0-000 (related to the YottaDB code base). A lack of parameter validation in calls to memcpy in str_tok in sr_unix/ztimeoutroutines.c allows attackers to attempt to read from a NULL pointer.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • 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