CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-21816

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.12%

62th percentile - higher than 62% of all known CVEs

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG version 0.10.2641 in the htmlescape function at ../../programs/escape.c:46. This flaw allows for uncontrolled memory writes.

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 immediately to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.

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