NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libredwg package, versions [,0.13.4.8160)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBREDWG-16875098
  • published26 May 2026
  • disclosed26 May 2026
  • creditpwn3rd

Introduced: 26 May 2026

CVE-2026-9529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libredwg to version 0.13.4.8160 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the match_BLOCK_HEADER function. An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a null pointer dereference through local access.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1