High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21897
CVE-2021-21897
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 provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
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Affected products
3- Ribbonsoft/dxflibdescription
- Range: <=3.17.0
Patches
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References
6- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1346nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BUOTYU3KKIYE4BEBUFA4MRS462P3OWM/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DA4C4X5GMM65VYLUW7Q7YL6P5NDB633A/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IMGMEPTYL7WTQ333J6SMC6MUHDMMWT3O/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L2H36XRMAPQBIOVIIFX6KUT5YOG2ETM6/nvd
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