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.
Weakness
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libpff | Libpff_project | * | 20180623 (excluding) |
| Libpff | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Libpff | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Libpff | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Libpff | Ubuntu | xenial | * |