CVE-2019-8379
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the...
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2019-8379- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2019-8379- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17769 No score
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17769- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-422q-rpjc-cfgp
7.8
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the...
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-422q-rpjc-cfgp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-44038
7.8
CVE-2019-8379 affecting package advancecomp 2.5-1
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
AZL-44038- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-44943
7.8
CVE-2019-8379 affecting package advancecomp 2.6-1
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
AZL-44943- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
7.8
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2019-8379- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-8379
7.8
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8379- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2332
3.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: advancecomp security update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2332- CVSS 3.0
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379
7.8
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5671-1 No score
advancecomp vulnerabilities
It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP did not properly manage memory of function be_uint32_read() under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted binary file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8379)
It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP did not properly manage memory of function adv_png_unfilter_8() under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8383)
- Record
USN-5671-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
advancecompAzure Linux:2 |
through 2.5-1 | None known |
advancecompAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.6-1 | None known |
advancecompDebian:12 |
before 2.1-2.1 | 2.1-2.1 |
advancecompDebian:13 |
before 2.1-2.1 | 2.1-2.1 |
advancecompDebian:14 |
before 2.1-2.1 | 2.1-2.1 |
advancecompDebian:9 |
before 1.20-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.20-1 |
1.20-1+deb9u1 |
advancecompRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.15-21.el7 | 0:1.15-21.el7 |
advancecomp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.15-21.el7 | 0:1.15-21.el7 |
advancecompRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.15-21.el7 | 0:1.15-21.el7 |
advancecomp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.15-21.el7 | 0:1.15-21.el7 |
advancecompUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1.19-11.20-11.20-1ubuntu0.11.20-1ubuntu0.2 |
1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
advancecompUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2, plus listed versions 2.0-12.1-12.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Advancemame Advancecomp, published February 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in advancecomp 2.1-2.1.
References
sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/271
research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-the-function-be_uint32_read-advancecomp
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8379
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV
github.com/advisories/GHSA-422q-rpjc-cfgp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8379
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1708561
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1708563
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2332.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8379
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8379
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8383
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8383
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8383
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8379
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5671-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8383