What is the severity of CVE-2019-20914?

CVE-2019-20914 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing a crash.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20914?

To fix CVE-2019-20914, update to a version of GNU LibreDWG later than 0.9.3.

What causes CVE-2019-20914?

CVE-2019-20914 is caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the dwg_encode_common_entity_handle_data function.

Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20914?

CVE-2019-20914 affects GNU LibreDWG versions up to and including 0.9.3.

Is CVE-2019-20914 exploitable by remote attackers?

CVE-2019-20914 is not typically considered remote exploitable, as it requires user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

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CVE-2019-20914

critical

9.8

CWE

476

16/7/2020

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-20914: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Thu Jul 16 2020(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG through 0.9.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function dwg_encode_common_entity_handle_data in common_entity_handle_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/3b837bb72d6b9ab4d563faa211f90efc257e3c96

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing a crash.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20914?
To fix CVE-2019-20914, update to a version of GNU LibreDWG later than 0.9.3.
What causes CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 is caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the dwg_encode_common_entity_handle_data function.
Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 affects GNU LibreDWG versions up to and including 0.9.3.
Is CVE-2019-20914 exploitable by remote attackers?
CVE-2019-20914 is not typically considered remote exploitable, as it requires user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing a crash.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20914?
To fix CVE-2019-20914, update to a version of GNU LibreDWG later than 0.9.3.
What causes CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 is caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the dwg_encode_common_entity_handle_data function.
Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20914?
CVE-2019-20914 affects GNU LibreDWG versions up to and including 0.9.3.
Is CVE-2019-20914 exploitable by remote attackers?
CVE-2019-20914 is not typically considered remote exploitable, as it requires user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.