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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-15475

In nDPI through 3.2, ndpi_reset_packet_line_info in lib/ndpi_main.c omits certain reinitialization, leading to a use-after-free.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-15475

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Jul 2020, 11:15 UTC

In nDPI through 3.2, ndpi_reset_packet_line_info in lib/ndpi_main.c omits certain reinitialization, leading to a use-after-free.

osv:CVE-2020-15475
Complete source record
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