NULL pointer dereference in Sass-Lang Libsass

CVE-2018-11696

An issue was discovered in LibSass through 3.5.4. A NULL pointer dereference was found in the function Sass::Inspect::operator which could be leveraged by an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

EPSS: 0.016 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11696?
CVE-2018-11696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sass-Lang Libsass, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-11696?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11696 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.