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CVE-2019-20393

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A double-free is present in libyang before v1.0-r1 in the function yyparse() when an empty description is used. Applications that use libyang to parse untrusted input yang files may be vulnerable to this flaw, which would cause a crash or potentially code execution.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libyangDebian
Fixed in:1.0.176-1CVE-2019-20393
Fixed in:1.0.176-1CVE-2019-20393
Fixed in:1.0.176-1CVE-2019-20393

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days
85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1
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