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Use After Free

CVE-2019-6719

High
7.5/10

Summary

An issue has been found in libIEC61850 v1.3.1. There is a use-after-free in the getState function in mms/iso_server/iso_server.c, as demonstrated by examples/server_example_goose/server_example_goose.c and examples/server_example_61400_25/server_example_61400_25.c.

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

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability occurs when the application is using a pointer to memory that has been freed. Any attempt to read/write to a buffer after it is de-allocated allows memory corruption, sensitive information exposure, and can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published