CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-21841

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 found in GNU LibreDWG version 0.10 in the bit_read_B function in bits.c at line 135. This flaw can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain control of the system, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update the GNU LibreDWG library to the latest available version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exits in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via bit_read_B ../../src/bits.c:135.

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