Out-of-Bounds Affecting librecad package, versions <2.1.3-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
1.65% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-LIBRECAD-1924633
  • published23 Nov 2021
  • disclosed19 Nov 2021

Introduced: 19 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-21898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable librecad to version 2.1.3-2 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A code execution vulnerability exists in the dwgCompressor::decompress18() functionality of LibreCad libdxfrw 2.2.0-rc2-19-ge02f3580. A specially-crafted .dwg file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

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