NULL pointer dereference in the _fields_add function in fields.c in libbibcore.a in bibutils through 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by end2xml.
Weakness
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibutils | Bibutils_project | * | 6.2 (including) |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | disco | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | plucky | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Bibutils | Ubuntu | xenial | * |