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Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

CVE-2019-20202

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_char_content() tries to use realloc on a block that was not allocated, leading to an invalid free and segmentation fault.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-763 - Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

The application attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published