CVE-2020-18897

CVSS V2 Medium 4.4 CVSS V3 High 7.8

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2020-18897

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-08-19T22:15:07

Last Modified Date
2021-08-23T20:23:59

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libpff_project:libpff::::::::	1	OR		20180623

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
4.4

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/62	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/61	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18897
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-18897

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:56:20				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 08:35:39	2021-08-19T22:15Z	2021-08-19T22:15:07	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 08:35:39		2021-08-23T20:23:59	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 08:35:39		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated