Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-8379: Security patch for advancecomp, mercurial (Multiple Advisories)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-8379: Security patch for advancecomp, mercurial (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/17/2019
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-advancecomp
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-advancecomp-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-mercurial
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-mercurial-el
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mercurial
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mercurial-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mercurial-hgk

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;