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CVE-2020-11863

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

5.5 MediumFix available

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.11%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
CVE-2020-11863
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
CVE-2020-11863
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4203 No score

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
EUVD-2020-4203
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5jf-2q48-cvcx 5.5

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
GHSA-c5jf-2q48-cvcx
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
CVE-2020-11863
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-11863 5.5

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11863
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2021-1376 7.8

libEMF security update

libEMF is designed to be used as a driver for other programs such as Grace and gunplot to generate Enhanced Metafiles on systems which don't natively support the ECMA-234 Graphics Device Interface (GDI). It implements a limited subset of GDI.

Security Fix(es):

ScaleViewPortExtEx in libemf.cpp in libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) 1.0.12 allows an integer overflow and denial of service via a crafted EMF file.(CVE-2020-13999)

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).(CVE-2020-11863)

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows out-of-bounds memory access.(CVE-2020-11865)

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows a use-after-free.(CVE-2020-11866)

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 2 of 2).(CVE-2020-11864)

Record
OESA-2021-1376
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11863 5.5

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows denial of service (issue 1 of 2).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11863
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0831-1 No score

Security update for libEMF

This update for libEMF fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-11863: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171496).
  • CVE-2020-11864: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171499).
  • CVE-2020-11865: Fixed an out of bounds memory access (bsc#1171497).
  • CVE-2020-11866: Fixed a use after free (bsc#1171498).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0831-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10916-1 No score

libEMF-devel-1.0.13-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libEMF-devel-1.0.13-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10916-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1621-1 No score

Security update for libEMF

This update for libEMF fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-11863: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171496).
  • CVE-2020-11864: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171499).
  • CVE-2020-11865: Fixed an out of bounds memory access (bsc#1171497).
  • CVE-2020-11866: Fixed a use after free (bsc#1171498).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1621-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1621-2 No score

Security update for libEMF

This update for libEMF fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-11863: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171496).
  • CVE-2020-11864: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171499).
  • CVE-2020-11865: Fixed an out of bounds memory access (bsc#1171497).
  • CVE-2020-11866: Fixed a use after free (bsc#1171498).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1621-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1622-1 No score

Security update for libEMF

This update for libEMF fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-11863: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171496).
  • CVE-2020-11864: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1171499).
  • CVE-2020-11865: Fixed an out of bounds memory access (bsc#1171497).
  • CVE-2020-11866: Fixed a use after free (bsc#1171498).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1622-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libemf
Debian:12
 before 1.0.12-1
1.0.12-1
libemf
Debian:13
 before 1.0.12-1
1.0.12-1
libemf
Debian:14
 before 1.0.12-1
1.0.12-1
libEMF
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1.0.13-1.oe1
1.0.13-1.oe1
libEMF
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP2
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1.0.13-1.oe1
1.0.13-1.oe1
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-3.3.1
1.0.7-3.3.1
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-3.3.1
1.0.7-3.3.1
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-11.3.1
1.0.7-11.3.1
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-11.3.1
1.0.7-11.3.1
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-11.3.1
1.0.7-11.3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libEMF
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-11.3.1
1.0.7-11.3.1
libemf
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.0.9+git.10.3231442-1
 None known
libemf
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.0.11-2ubuntu11.0.11-2ubuntu2
 None known
libEMF
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.0.7-lp151.3.3.1
1.0.7-lp151.3.3.1
libEMF
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1.0.13-1.6
1.0.13-1.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11863 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libemf Project Libemf, published May 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in libemf 1.0.12-1.

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