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bibutils — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10775

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.

Products
bibutils
Affected versions
4.12-5, 4.12-5build1, 6.10-2, 6.2-1, 7.1-3, 7.2-1, 7.2-2, 7.2-3, 7.2-3build1, 7.2-4
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2018-10775
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10775

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 May 2018, 07:29 UTC

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.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10775

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Complete source record
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