CVE-2019-8379: advancemame advancecomp NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-8379 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in advancemame advancecomp. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 17-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.25% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (sourceforge.net)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (research.loginsoft.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat3 products
Debian2 products
- advancecomp< 2.1-2.1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Advancemame1 product
- advancecomp< 2.1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35
Ubuntu1 product
- advancecomp< 1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
5 vendors · 8 products
References
9 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory