CVE-2020-21816
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs...
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.
- Record
CVE-2020-21816- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.
- Record
CVE-2020-21816- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-14582 No score
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.
- Record
EUVD-2020-14582- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qp5-qxpf-77vm
8.8
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs...
A heab based buffer overflow issue exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 via htmlescape ../../programs/escape.c:46.
- Record
GHSA-4qp5-qxpf-77vm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2020-21816 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.13%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.