# CVE-2019-20392: Null dereference in n/a

> An attacker can cause a denial of service by providing a crafted YANG file to applications using the libyang library.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20392, GHSA-5xx9-wg6x-hj24, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20392

## What is CVE-2019-20392?

CVE-2019-20392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An invalid memory access flaw is present in libyang before v1.0-r1 in the function resolve_feature_value() when an if-feature statement is used inside a list key node, and the feature used is not defined. Applications that use libyang to parse untrusted input yang files may crash.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cesnet Libyang.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20392?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-20392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-20393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20393/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-20394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20394/): Use after free in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-20397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20397/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-19333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19333/): Memory corruption in libyang (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-19334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19334/): Memory corruption in libyang (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-20392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20392

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20392/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.