Double Free in LibreDWG - CVE-2019-20014
Published: January 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24412
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20014
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
LibreDWG
LibreDWG
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in "dwg_free" in "free.c". A remote attacker can trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20014
Install updates from vendor's website.