TI-2023-11381 Aliases CVE-2023-26157 GHSA-5rxp-9658-h93v

Uncontrolled resource consumption in libredwg

LOW 34CWE-400Published 2024-01-02 · Updated 2024-11-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Versions of the package libredwg before 0.12.5.6384 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to an out-of-bounds read involving section->num_pages in decode_r2007.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0054 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed libredwg: 0.12.5.6384

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	libredwg	before 0.12.5.6384	0.12.5.6384	Patch available	CNA

libredwg Vendor— Affected before 0.12.5.6384 Fixed in 0.12.5.6384 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libredwg::::::::	before 0.12.5.6384	Vulnerable	GNU

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libredwg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.12.5.6384 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Fix · CNA libredwg Fixed in 0.12.5.6384

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26157
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rxp-9658-h93v

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/850

Patch 1

https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/c8cf03ce4c2315b146caf582ea061c0460193bcc

TI-2023-18183 LibreDWG v0.12.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function bit_calc_CRC at bits.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-18182 LibreDWG v0.10 to v0.12.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function bit_utf8_to_TU at bits.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-18181 LibreDWG v0.10 to v0.12.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function bit_wcs2nlen at bits.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-10675 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exits in GNU LibreDWG v0.12.5 via the bit_read_RC function at bits.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-22309 LibreDWG v0.12.4.4643 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2019-15128 An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG through 0.9.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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