Process crash via unchecked decompression offsets
Published May 25, 2026 · Updated May 25, 2026
Reachable assertion in GNU Project LibreDWG 0.14 and earlier allows local users to crash dwgread by processing a malformed R2004 DWG file. In src/decode.c, decompress_R2004_section accepts compressed-section position and offset values without checking that pos remains at or above comp_offset, so the failed assertion aborts the process. Reaching the flaw requires local execution of dwgread against a crafted file; the demonstrated consequence is termination of that process, not a system reboot or data modification.
Summary
What happened
Reachable assertion in GNU Project LibreDWG 0.14 and earlier allows local users to crash dwgread by processing a malformed R2004 DWG file. In src/decode.c, decompress_R2004_section accepts compressed-section position and offset values without checking that pos remains at or above comp_offset, so the failed assertion aborts the process. Reaching the flaw requires local execution of dwgread against a crafted file; the demonstrated consequence is termination of that process, not a system reboot or data modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-9501
- Published
- May 25, 2026
- Updated
- May 25, 2026
- Vendor
- The GnuPG Project
- Product
- LibreDWG
- Classifications
- CWE-617
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Malformed R2004 DWG crash reproducerproof of concept · demonstrated
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