What is the severity of CVE-2019-9770?

CVE-2019-9770 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for exploitation through a heap-based buffer overflow.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9770?

To mitigate CVE-2019-9770, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.7.1650 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2019-9770?

CVE-2019-9770 affects GNU LibreDWG versions 0.7 and 0.7.1645, as well as specific versions of openSUSE.

What does CVE-2019-9770 exploit?

CVE-2019-9770 exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the function dwg_decode_eed_data specifically related to the y dimension.

Is CVE-2019-9770 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2019-9770 specifically impacts systems running GNU LibreDWG on certain versions of openSUSE.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-9770

high

7.5

CWE

787 119

14/3/2019

21/11/2024

CVE-2019-9770: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Mar 14 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.7 and 0.7.1645. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function dwg_decode_eed_data at decode.c for the y dimension.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU LibreDWG	=0.7
GNU LibreDWG	=0.7.1645
openSUSE Backports	=15.0-sp1
openSUSE	=15.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9770?
CVE-2019-9770 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for exploitation through a heap-based buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9770?
To mitigate CVE-2019-9770, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.7.1650 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2019-9770?
CVE-2019-9770 affects GNU LibreDWG versions 0.7 and 0.7.1645, as well as specific versions of openSUSE.
What does CVE-2019-9770 exploit?
CVE-2019-9770 exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the function dwg_decode_eed_data specifically related to the y dimension.
Is CVE-2019-9770 specific to any operating system?
CVE-2019-9770 specifically impacts systems running GNU LibreDWG on certain versions of openSUSE.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9770?
CVE-2019-9770 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for exploitation through a heap-based buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9770?
To mitigate CVE-2019-9770, update GNU LibreDWG to version 0.7.1650 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2019-9770?
CVE-2019-9770 affects GNU LibreDWG versions 0.7 and 0.7.1645, as well as specific versions of openSUSE.
What does CVE-2019-9770 exploit?
CVE-2019-9770 exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the function dwg_decode_eed_data specifically related to the y dimension.
Is CVE-2019-9770 specific to any operating system?
CVE-2019-9770 specifically impacts systems running GNU LibreDWG on certain versions of openSUSE.