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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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