CVE-2020-1897 (GCVE-0-2020-1897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-18 21:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Use-after-free (CWE-ID 416)
References
1 reference
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