CVE-2026-9503 (GCVE-0-2026-9503)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 21:00 – Updated: 2026-05-26 12:49 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
GNU LibreDWG DWG File decode.c dwg_next_entity null pointer dereference
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. This impacts the function dwg_next_entity of the file src/decode.c of the component DWG File Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The patch is identified as 8f03865f37f5d4ffd616fef802acc980be54d300. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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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