CVE-2020-22617 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in Ardour's XML processing allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-22617?
CVE-2020-22617 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ardour v5.12 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the component ardour/libs/pbd/xml++.cc when using xmlFreeDoc and xmlXPathFreeContext.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ardour Ardour.
How do I fix CVE-2020-22617?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2020-22617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22617, GHSA-595v-6p68-9v59, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22617, USN-5110-1.