Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libcomps Allows for Application Crash or Code Execution

Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libcomps Allows for Application Crash or Code Execution

CVE-2019-3817 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps before version 0.1.10 in the way ObjMRTrees are merged. An attacker, who is able to make an application read a crafted comps XML file, may be able to crash the application or execute malicious code.

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