NULL pointer dereference in LibreDWG - CVE-2018-14471
Published: July 20, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31267
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14471
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 a crafted dwg file.
Affected software
LibreDWG
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14471
Update to version 0.6.
LibreDWG - update to 0.6