cve/2020/CVE-2020-18897.md

### [CVE-2020-18897](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-18897)
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### Description

An use-after-free vulnerability in the libpff_item_tree_create_node function of libyal Libpff before 20180623 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted pff file.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/61
- https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/61
- https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/62
- https://github.com/libyal/libpff/issues/62

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.