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CVE-2019-9774

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.7 and 0.7.1645. There is an out-of-bounds read in the function bit_read_B at bits.c.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from gnu, from opensuse, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-03-14T09:29:00.910

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:52:17.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	libredwg	0.7	Yes
Application	gnu	libredwg	0.7.1645	Yes
Application	opensuse	backports_sle	15.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00045.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107447 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/99 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?55893 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00033.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00045.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107447 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/99 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?55893 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.