6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2019-20396
"Libyang yyparse Segmentation Fault Vulnerability"
Description

A segmentation fault is present in yyparse in libyang before v1.0-r1 due to a malformed pattern statement value during lys_parse_path parsing.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 22, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-20396 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cesnet libyang
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade the libyang-cpp-dev packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-20396 is associated with the following CWEs:

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-20396 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-20396 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/commit/a1f17693904ed6fecc8902c747fc50a8f20e6af8
    Added Reference https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/compare/v0.16-r3...v1.0-r1
    Added Reference https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/740
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00019.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/commit/a1f17693904ed6fecc8902c747fc50a8f20e6af8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/commit/a1f17693904ed6fecc8902c747fc50a8f20e6af8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/compare/v0.16-r3...v1.0-r1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/compare/v0.16-r3...v1.0-r1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/740 No Types Assigned https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/740 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.11:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.11:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.12:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.12:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.13:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.13:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.14:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.15:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.16:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.16:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cesnet:libyang:0.16:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.06%

score

0.48766

percentile