CVE-2021-21898 Memory corruption in LibreCAD

What is CVE-2021-21898?

CVE-2021-21898 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Nov 2021. 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

A code execution vulnerability exists in the dwgCompressor::decompress18() functionality of LibreCad libdxfrw 2.2.0-rc2-19-ge02f3580. A specially-crafted .dwg file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21898?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Librecad Libdxfrw.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21898?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-21898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21898, GHSA-6rq2-x93p-cpmq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21898.