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CVE-2019-8379

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-8379 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in AdvanceCOMP through version 2.1, specifically within the be_uint32_read() function in endianrw.h. This flaw affects products like advancemame, Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. Rated 7.8 High (CVSSv3.1), it can be triggered by a crafted file, leading to a Denial of Service (segmentation fault) and potentially other unspecified impacts, requiring user interaction to exploit. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, making its current risk profile relatively low despite its high severity score.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:advancemame:advancecomp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0125 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: advancecomp-0:1.15-21.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-8379Low

advancecomp: null pointer dereference in function be_uint32_read() in endianrw.h

Feb 16, 2019

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2332
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV
research.loginsoft.com / bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp
ExploitThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/advancemame/bugs/271
ExploitThird Party Advisory