high
7.5
CWE
476
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-1000121: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Wed Mar 07 2018(Updated: )

A NULL pointer dereference exists in curl 7.21.0 to and including curl 7.58.0 in the LDAP code that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Haxx Curl>=7.21.0<=7.58.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller<7.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center=12.2.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center=12.3.3
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.55
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.56
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.57
redhat/curl<7.59.0
7.59.0
debian/curl
7.74.0-1.3+deb11u13
7.74.0-1.3+deb11u14
7.88.1-10+deb12u8
7.88.1-10+deb12u5
8.11.0-1

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-1000121.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000121?

    The severity of CVE-2018-1000121 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software includes curl versions 7.21.0 to 7.58.0.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-1000121?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-1000121 to cause a denial of service by triggering a NULL pointer dereference in the LDAP code of curl.

  • How can CVE-2018-1000121 be fixed?

    CVE-2018-1000121 can be fixed by upgrading to curl version 7.59.0 or higher.

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