CVE-2018-14443: gnu libredwg

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14443 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in gnu libredwg. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-07-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

get_first_owned_object in dwg.c in GNU LibreDWG 0.5.1036 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV).

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.