Use After Free Affecting libpff package, versions <20180714-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBPFF-21184840
  • published18 Oct 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2021

Introduced: 19 Aug 2021

CVE-2020-18897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libpff to version 20180714-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpff package and not the libpff package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1