CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-21814

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.06%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in GNU LibreDWG version 0.10.2641 in the htmlwescape function at escape.c line 97. This issue can lead to unexpected program behavior.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, compromising data confidentiality and availability.

Recommendation

Update GNU LibreDWG to the latest patched version. If an update is not possible, restrict access to applications using this library.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A heap based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlwescape ../../programs/escape.c:97.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS