CVE-2019-15552 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the libflate Rust crate, specifically within the MultiDecoder::read function, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.1.14, < 0.1.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libflate_project:libflate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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