What is CVE-2023-25222?

CVE-2023-25222 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Libredwg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-25222?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in GNU Libredwg

CVE-2023-25222

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exits in GNU LibreDWG v0.12.5 via the bit_read_RC function at bits.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (57.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GNU Libredwg — versions 0.12.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/615 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25222?: CVE-2023-25222 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Libredwg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-25222?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.