What is the severity of CVE-2019-20009?

CVE-2019-20009 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for excessive memory allocation leading to denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20009?

To mitigate CVE-2019-20009, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.3 or later.

What versions of software are affected by CVE-2019-20009?

CVE-2019-20009 affects GNU LibreDWG versions prior to 0.9.3 and specific versions of openSUSE Backports and openSUSE Leap.

What kind of attack does CVE-2019-20009 enable?

CVE-2019-20009 enables attackers to cause excessive memory allocation through crafted input, potentially leading to a denial of service.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2019-20009?

As of now, there are no publicly available exploits reported for CVE-2019-20009.

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CVE-2019-20009

medium

6.5

CWE

770

27/12/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-20009

First published: Fri Dec 27 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG before 0.93. Crafted input will lead to an attempted excessive memory allocation in dwg_decode_SPLINE_private in dwg.spec.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU LibreDWG	<0.9.3
openSUSE Backports	=15.0-sp1
openSUSE	=15.1

Remedy

https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/compare/0.9.2...0.9.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20009?
CVE-2019-20009 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for excessive memory allocation leading to denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20009?
To mitigate CVE-2019-20009, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.3 or later.
What versions of software are affected by CVE-2019-20009?
CVE-2019-20009 affects GNU LibreDWG versions prior to 0.9.3 and specific versions of openSUSE Backports and openSUSE Leap.
What kind of attack does CVE-2019-20009 enable?
CVE-2019-20009 enables attackers to cause excessive memory allocation through crafted input, potentially leading to a denial of service.
Is there a public exploit for CVE-2019-20009?
As of now, there are no publicly available exploits reported for CVE-2019-20009.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20009?
CVE-2019-20009 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for excessive memory allocation leading to denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20009?
To mitigate CVE-2019-20009, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.3 or later.
What versions of software are affected by CVE-2019-20009?
CVE-2019-20009 affects GNU LibreDWG versions prior to 0.9.3 and specific versions of openSUSE Backports and openSUSE Leap.
What kind of attack does CVE-2019-20009 enable?
CVE-2019-20009 enables attackers to cause excessive memory allocation through crafted input, potentially leading to a denial of service.
Is there a public exploit for CVE-2019-20009?
As of now, there are no publicly available exploits reported for CVE-2019-20009.