USN-5957-1: LibreCAD vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in LibreCAD.


Packages

  • librecad - Computer-aided design (CAD) system

Details

Cody Sixteen discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DXF files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-19105)

Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DWG files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-21898, CVE-2021-21899)

Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DRW files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Cody Sixteen discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DXF files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-19105)

Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DWG files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-21898, CVE-2021-21899)

Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DRW files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-21900)

Albin Eldstål-Ahrens discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing JWW files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-45341, CVE-2021-45342)

Albin Eldstål-Ahrens discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly
handled memory when parsing DXF files. An attacker could
use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2021-45343)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal librecad –  2.1.3-1.2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic librecad –  2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial librecad –  2.0.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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