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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-21815 is a crash bug in GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641. A crafted or problematic DWG processed through dwg2SVG can trigger a null pointer dereference and stop the application, creating denial-of-service risk for automated conversion workflows.
Executive priority
Prioritize if DWG conversion is internet-facing, customer-facing, or business-critical. Otherwise treat as a targeted maintenance item because confirmed impact is application crash and source evidence is limited.
Technical view
The reported flaw is a null pointer dereference in output_TEXT in programs/dwg2SVG.c at line 114, affecting GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 per the CVE description. The documented impact is application crash only. No CVSS, CWE, patch, or broader affected-version range is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where LibreDWG 0.10.2641, especially dwg2SVG, processes untrusted or externally supplied DWG files in batch jobs, web services, document pipelines, or analyst workstations.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Public evidence supports denial of service through application crash, not code execution or data theft.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE description names GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641, while affected-product metadata is n/a. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or remediation details are included. Avoid assuming impact beyond denial of service.
Mitigation direction
- Identify systems running GNU LibreDWG 0.10.2641 or bundled dwg2SVG.
- Check LibreDWG project guidance, releases, and downstream package advisories for fixes.
- Avoid processing untrusted DWG files with the affected converter.
- Run DWG conversion in sandboxed, resource-limited worker environments.
- Add monitoring and restart handling around automated conversion jobs.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed LibreDWG versions across servers, workstations, and containers.
- Locate workflows that call dwg2SVG or LibreDWG conversion libraries.
- Review crash logs for dwg2SVG failures tied to DWG text handling.
- Confirm whether package maintainers have backported a fix.
- Test mitigations only in a controlled lab with non-production samples.
Public sources used
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- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/182#issuecomment-572890932CVE reference, mitre
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