CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-21900

Use After Free

Published: Nov 19, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

A code execution vulnerability exists in the dxfRW::processLType() functionality of LibreCad libdxfrw 2.2.0-rc2-19-ge02f3580. A specially-crafted .dxf file can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libdxfrw Librecad 2.2.0-rc2-19-ge02f3580 (including) 2.2.0-rc2-19-ge02f3580 (including)
Librecad Ubuntu bionic *
Librecad Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Librecad Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Librecad Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Librecad Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Librecad Ubuntu focal *
Librecad Ubuntu hirsute *
Librecad Ubuntu impish *
Librecad Ubuntu jammy *
Librecad Ubuntu kinetic *
Librecad Ubuntu lunar *
Librecad Ubuntu mantic *
Librecad Ubuntu oracular *
Librecad Ubuntu trusty *
Librecad Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References