Vulnerability CVE-2020-18897
Published: 2021-08-19   Modified: 2021-08-20

Description:
An 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.

Type:

CWE-416

 (Use After Free)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.4/10
6.4/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Libpff project -> Libpff 

 References:
https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/62
https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/61
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