CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-18378

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Aug 22, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in SExpressionWasmBuilder::makeBlock in wasm/wasm-s-parser.c in Binaryen 1.38.26. A crafted wasm input can cause a segmentation fault, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by wasm-as.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
BinaryenWebassembly1.38.26 (including)1.38.26 (including)
BinaryenUbuntubionic*
BinaryenUbuntufocal*
BinaryenUbuntulunar*
BinaryenUbuntumantic*
BinaryenUbuntuoracular*
BinaryenUbuntuplucky*
BinaryenUbuntutrusty*
BinaryenUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References