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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-36274
CVE-2023-36274:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
LibreDWG versions v0.11 to v0.12.5 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the function bitwriteTF located in bits.c. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on March 30, 2023 (GitHub Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The vulnerability specifically manifests as a heap buffer overflow when processing DWG files through the bitwriteTF function (NVD).
Impact
The heap buffer overflow vulnerability could potentially lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. When exploited, it could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause program crashes (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented and is available through a commit in the LibreDWG repository (GitHub Commit). Users are advised to upgrade to a version newer than v0.12.5.
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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