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CVE-2019-3817

libcomps: use after free when merging two objmrtrees

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 21, 2019

Updated · February 24, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps 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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free