DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18897

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18897

    Published: 19 Aug 2021Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-18897

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-18897

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libpff

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libpff?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -20180714-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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