CVE-2020-21815
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs...
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs/dwg2SVG.c:114, which causes a denial of service (application crash).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs/dwg2SVG.c:114, which causes a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
CVE-2020-21815- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs/dwg2SVG.c:114, which causes a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
CVE-2020-21815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-14581 No score
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs/dwg2SVG.c:114, which causes a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
EUVD-2020-14581- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gc8p-jvx2-7658
6.5
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs...
A null pointer deference issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via output_TEXT ../../programs/dwg2SVG.c:114, which causes a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
GHSA-gc8p-jvx2-7658- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-21815 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gnu Libredwg, published May 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.