CVE-2026-9500 (GCVE-0-2026-9500)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 20:15 – Updated: 2026-05-26 12:54 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
GNU LibreDWG Dwgread Utility decode.c read_2004_compressed_section heap-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability was found in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. The affected element is the function read_2004_compressed_section of the file src/decode.c of the component Dwgread Utility. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GNU LibreDWG Affected: 0.1
Affected: 0.2
Affected: 0.3
Affected: 0.4
Affected: 0.5
Affected: 0.6
Affected: 0.7
Affected: 0.8
Affected: 0.9
Affected: 0.10
Affected: 0.11
Affected: 0.12
Affected: 0.13
Affected: 0.14
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