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CVE-2019-20391 (GCVE-0-2019-20391)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:39
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Summary
An invalid memory access flaw is present in libyang before v1.0-r3 in the function resolve_feature_value() when an if-feature statement is used inside a bit. Applications that use libyang to parse untrusted input yang files may crash.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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