What is the severity of CVE-2020-6611?

CVE-2020-6611 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of a NULL pointer dereference.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6611?

To fix CVE-2020-6611, update GNU LibreDWG to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

What is the impact of CVE-2020-6611 on affected systems?

CVE-2020-6611 can lead to application crashes and potential denials of service on affected systems.

Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2020-6611?

CVE-2020-6611 specifically affects GNU LibreDWG version 0.9.3.2564 and certain versions of openSUSE.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-6611?

Currently, the recommended solution for CVE-2020-6611 is to apply the appropriate software update as there are no known workarounds.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-6611

medium

6.5

CWE

476

8/1/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-6611: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Wed Jan 08 2020(Updated: )

GNU LibreDWG 0.9.3.2564 has a NULL pointer dereference in get_next_owned_entity in dwg.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU LibreDWG	=0.9.3.2564
openSUSE Backports	=15.0-sp1
openSUSE	=15.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6611?
CVE-2020-6611 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6611?
To fix CVE-2020-6611, update GNU LibreDWG to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
What is the impact of CVE-2020-6611 on affected systems?
CVE-2020-6611 can lead to application crashes and potential denials of service on affected systems.
Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2020-6611?
CVE-2020-6611 specifically affects GNU LibreDWG version 0.9.3.2564 and certain versions of openSUSE.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-6611?
Currently, the recommended solution for CVE-2020-6611 is to apply the appropriate software update as there are no known workarounds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6611?
CVE-2020-6611 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6611?
To fix CVE-2020-6611, update GNU LibreDWG to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
What is the impact of CVE-2020-6611 on affected systems?
CVE-2020-6611 can lead to application crashes and potential denials of service on affected systems.
Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2020-6611?
CVE-2020-6611 specifically affects GNU LibreDWG version 0.9.3.2564 and certain versions of openSUSE.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-6611?
Currently, the recommended solution for CVE-2020-6611 is to apply the appropriate software update as there are no known workarounds.