Resource exhaustion in Gnu Libredwg

CVE-2019-20009

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG before 0.93. Crafted input will lead to an attempted excessive memory allocation in dwg_decode_SPLINE_private in dwg.spec.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20009?
CVE-2019-20009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Libredwg, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-20009?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.