CVE-2020-18897

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-18897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-19 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-23 20:23:00 UTC
DescriptionAn use-after-free vulnerability in the libpff_item_tree_create_node function of libyal Libpff before 20180623 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted pff file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpff Project Libpff All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free at libpff_item_tree.c:828 · Issue #62 · libyal/libpff · GitHub MISC github.com
libpff_item_tree_create_node 4 byte read of cached out value · Issue #61 · libyal/libpff · GitHub MISC github.com
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180772 Debian Security Update for libpff (CVE-2020-18897)

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