Out-of-bounds Write Affecting librecad package, versions <2.1.2-1+deb9u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBRECAD-2805953
  • published9 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Sept 2021

Introduced: 8 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-21897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 librecad to version 2.1.2-1+deb9u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream librecad package and not the librecad package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A code execution vulnerability exists in the DL_Dxf::handleLWPolylineData functionality of Ribbonsoft dxflib 3.17.0. A specially-crafted .dxf file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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