CVE-2019-20011

Name: CVE-2019-20011
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-27T01:15:13.383+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 1.47%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-20011 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.92. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in decode_R13_R2000 in decode.c.. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.92. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in decode_R13_R2000 in decode.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.47%

70.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Gnu	Libredwg	0.9.2	—
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0	Sp1
Opensuse	Leap	15.1	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/176Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/176#issuecomment-568643439Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/176Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/176#issuecomment-568643439Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 27, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-20011?

An issue was discovered in GNU LibreDWG 0.92. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in decode_R13_R2000 in decode.c.

How severe is CVE-2019-20011?

CVE-2019-20011 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20011?

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Source: NVD / NIST