CVE-2021-21897
A code execution vulnerability exists in the DL_Dxf::handleLWPolylineData functionality of Ribbonsoft dxflib 3.17.0. A specially-crafted .dxf file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can
02 Description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the DL_Dxf::handleLWPolylineData functionality of Ribbonsoft dxflib 3.17.0. A specially-crafted .dxf file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-09-08 15:11Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 18:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-01-04
- Assigning CNA
- talos
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e29f92cf9cdae89ab4bb3fe9dd94c7c29ac9cd53d0df40a0a5dc9a4c218619ec
05 Affected products
06 References
- talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1346
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-635599924bhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DA4C4X5GMM65VYLUW7Q7YL6P5NDB633A/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220607 [SECURITY] [DLA 3046-1] librecad security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00008.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-8d01b8b6d3https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IMGMEPTYL7WTQ333J6SMC6MUHDMMWT3O/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-9d17930140https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BUOTYU3KKIYE4BEBUFA4MRS462P3OWM/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-9cbdf39a5ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L2H36XRMAPQBIOVIIFX6KUT5YOG2ETM6/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cloudcompare Fixed in 2.11.3-7.1
- dxflib Fixed in 3.26.4-1
- horizon-eda No fix yet
- librecad No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cloudcompare Fixed in 2.11.3-7.1
- dxflib Fixed in 3.26.4-1
- horizon-eda No fix yet
- librecad No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cloudcompare Fixed in 2.11.3-7.1
- dxflib Fixed in 3.26.4-1
- horizon-eda No fix yet
- librecad No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- dxflib No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.