CVE-2018-10773 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the bibutils library (versions through 6.2), specifically within the addsn function in serialno.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) through crafted input, as demonstrated by the copac2xml utility. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bibutils_project:bibutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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