CVE-2020-21836
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via...
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
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
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
- Record
CVE-2020-21836- 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 heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
- Record
CVE-2020-21836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-14602 No score
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
- Record
EUVD-2020-14602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g344-x9pw-x34q
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via...
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
- Record
GHSA-g344-x9pw-x34q- 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
OSV
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU LibreDWG 0.10 via read_2004_section_preview ../../src/decode.c:3175.
- Record
CVE-2020-21836- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-21836 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 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.