CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-21832

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 was found in GNU LibreDWG version 0.10 in the read_2004_compressed_section function at ../../src/decode.c:2417. 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 system integrity and availability.

Recommendation

Update GNU LibreDWG to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability. Avoid processing untrusted DWG files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_compressed_section ../../src/decode.c:2417.

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