NULL pointer dereference in GNU LibreDWG



Published: 2020-07-17 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15807
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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LibreDWG
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor GNU

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU34140

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15807

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted input files.

Mitigation

Update to version 0.11.

Vulnerable software versions

LibreDWG: 0.3 - 0.10.2649

External links

http://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/186
http://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/189
http://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/190


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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