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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-19725

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in file pdd_simplifier.cpp in Z3 before 4.8.8. It occurs when the solver attempt to simplify the constraints and causes unexpected memory access. It can cause segmentation faults or arbitrary code execution.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-19725

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2023, 19:16 UTC

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in file pdd_simplifier.cpp in Z3 before 4.8.8. It occurs when the solver attempt to simplify the constraints and causes unexpected memory access. It can cause segmentation faults or arbitrary code execution.

osv:CVE-2020-19725
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