CVE-2018-14622

libtirpc1: A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3

CVE-2018-14622 is fixed in libtirpc1 on 1 platform by libtirpc1 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1 (version 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1), released August 29, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0386
90th percentile

A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libtirpc1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1 libtirpc1 0.2.5-1.2ubuntu0.1 Aug 29, 2018

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