CVE-2020-15569 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in MilkyTracker allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-15569?

CVE-2020-15569 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PlayerGeneric.cpp in MilkyTracker through 1.02.00 has a use-after-free in the PlayerGeneric destructor.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15569?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Milkytracker Project Milkytracker.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15569?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-15569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15569, GHSA-h26x-cv2x-chj2, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15569.

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