CVE-2018-14443 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 20 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a segmentation fault in the DWG file parser.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-14443?

CVE-2018-14443 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gnu Libredwg, published on 20 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

get_first_owned_object in dwg.c in GNU LibreDWG 0.5.1036 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV).

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Libredwg.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-14443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3m98-vjp3-3fhm.