7.5

CVE-2023-26157: gnu libredwg Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesopenSUSE-SU-2024:0147-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13544-1
Published 02-01-2024Last modified 14-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-26157 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in gnu libredwg. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 02-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Versions of the package libredwg before 0.12.5.6384 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to an out-of-bounds read involving section->num_pages in decode_r2007.c.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.54% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.54%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Libredwg

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
  • libredwg&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 0.12.5.6924-bp155.3.6.1
  • libredwg&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.12.5.6924-1.1
Gnu1 product
Suse1 product
  • libredwg&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5< 0.12.5.6924-bp155.3.6.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links