Proxygen
CVE-2020-1897
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
A use-after-free is possible due to an error in lifetime management in the request adaptor when a malicious client invokes request error handling in a specific sequence. This issue affects versions of proxygen prior to v2020.05.18.00.
AnalysisAI
A use-after-free is possible due to an error in lifetime management in the request adaptor when a malicious client invokes request error handling in a specific sequence.05.18.00. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A use-after-free is possible due to an error in lifetime management in the request adaptor when a malicious client invokes request error handling in a specific sequence.05.18.00. Affected products include: Facebook Proxygen.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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