CVE-2020-18897

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

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

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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