CWE
770
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-20012

First published: Fri Dec 27 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.92. Crafted input will lead to an attempted excessive memory allocation in dwg_decode_HATCH_private in dwg.spec.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GNU LibreDWG=0.9.2
openSUSE Backports=15.0-sp1
SUSE Linux=15.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-20012?

    CVE-2019-20012 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for excessive memory allocation during processing.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-20012?

    To mitigate CVE-2019-20012, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.3 or later.

  • What are the affected versions for CVE-2019-20012?

    CVE-2019-20012 affects GNU LibreDWG version 0.9.2 and certain versions of openSUSE Backports and SUSE openSUSE.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-20012?

    CVE-2019-20012 is a memory allocation vulnerability that can be exploited through crafted input.

  • Who discovered CVE-2019-20012?

    CVE-2019-20012 was discovered by security researchers analyzing the GNU LibreDWG codebase.

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