CVE-2018-10775
NULL pointer dereference in the _fields_add function in fields.c in libbibcore.a in bibutils...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10775- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10775- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2845 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2845- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wx63-46g2-gh4c
NULL pointer dereference in the _fields_add function in fields.c in libbibcore.a in bibutils...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wx63-46g2-gh4c- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10775- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10775- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10775- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bibutilsDebian:12 |
before 6.10-2 | 6.10-2 |
bibutilsDebian:13 |
before 6.10-2 | 6.10-2 |
bibutilsDebian:14 |
before 6.10-2 | 6.10-2 |
bibutilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12-5 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12-54.12-5build1 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.2-1 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.10-27.1-37.2-1 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2-27.2-3 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2-3 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2-3build17.2-4 |
None known |
bibutilsUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2-37.2-3build1 |
None known |
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-2018-10775 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Bibutils Project Bibutils, published May 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in bibutils 6.10-2.