What is the severity of CVE-2019-20915?

CVE-2019-20915 has a medium severity level due to the potential for a heap-based buffer over-read.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20915?

To fix CVE-2019-20915, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915?

The potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915 include information disclosure and application crashes.

Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20915?

Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20915.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-20915?

There are no officially documented workarounds for CVE-2019-20915, so updating is strongly advised.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-20915

high

8.1

CWE

125

16/7/2020

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-20915

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 bit_write_TF in bits.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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

Remedy

https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/95cc9300430d35feb05b06a9badf678419463dbe

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20915?
CVE-2019-20915 has a medium severity level due to the potential for a heap-based buffer over-read.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20915?
To fix CVE-2019-20915, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915 include information disclosure and application crashes.
Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20915?
Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20915.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-20915?
There are no officially documented workarounds for CVE-2019-20915, so updating is strongly advised.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20915?
CVE-2019-20915 has a medium severity level due to the potential for a heap-based buffer over-read.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20915?
To fix CVE-2019-20915, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.9.4 or later.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-20915 include information disclosure and application crashes.
Which versions of GNU LibreDWG are affected by CVE-2019-20915?
Versions of GNU LibreDWG up to and including 0.9.3 are affected by CVE-2019-20915.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-20915?
There are no officially documented workarounds for CVE-2019-20915, so updating is strongly advised.