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CVE-2019-20393

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-20393 describes a double-free vulnerability in libyang versions prior to v1.0-r1, specifically within the yyparse() function when processing YANG files with empty descriptions. This flaw affects applications utilizing libyang to parse untrusted YANG input, potentially leading to a crash or remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.11:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.11:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.12:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.12:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.13:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0279 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libyang-0:1.0.184-1.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-20393Moderate

libyang: double-free in function yyparse() when empty description is used

Mar 29, 2019

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / CESNET/libyang/commit/d9feacc4a590d35dbc1af21caf9080008b4450ed
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / CESNET/libyang/compare/v0.16-r3...v1.0-r1
Third Party Advisory
github.com / CESNET/libyang/issues/742
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00019.html