What is the severity of CVE-2019-20913?

CVE-2019-20913 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability that can lead to a heap-based buffer over-read.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20913?

To mitigate CVE-2019-20913, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.

What versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20913?

Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20913.

What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2019-20913?

CVE-2019-20913 can be exploited through crafted input files processed by the affected version of LibreDWG.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-20913?

CVE-2019-20913 is a buffer over-read vulnerability that occurs in the dwg_encode_entity function.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-20913

high

8.1

CWE

125

16/7/2020

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-20913

First published: Thu Jul 16 2020(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG through 0.9.3. Crafted input will lead to a heap-based buffer over-read in dwg_encode_entity in common_entity_data.spec.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU LibreDWG	<=0.9.3

Remedy

https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/3f503dd294efc63a59608d8a16058c41d44ba13a

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability that can lead to a heap-based buffer over-read.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20913?
To mitigate CVE-2019-20913, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.
What versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20913?
Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20913.
What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 can be exploited through crafted input files processed by the affected version of LibreDWG.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 is a buffer over-read vulnerability that occurs in the dwg_encode_entity function.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability that can lead to a heap-based buffer over-read.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20913?
To mitigate CVE-2019-20913, upgrade GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.
What versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20913?
Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20913.
What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 can be exploited through crafted input files processed by the affected version of LibreDWG.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-20913?
CVE-2019-20913 is a buffer over-read vulnerability that occurs in the dwg_encode_entity function.