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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-39598
CVE-2021-39598:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in swftools through 20200710. The vulnerability exists in the function callcode() located in code.c. This issue was assigned CVE-2021-39598 and was disclosed on September 20, 2021 (NVD, GitHub Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in the callcode() function located in code.c. When triggered, it allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by crashing the application through a NULL pointer dereference (NVD).
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