CVE-2019-9770: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 14, 2019
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Updated

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

Affected Software

4 affected components
GNU LibreDWG=0.7
GNU LibreDWG=0.7.1645
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

Mar 14, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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