CVE-2023-5179

Description

An issue was discovered in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2024.10. A corrupted value for the start of MiniFat sector in a crafted DGN file leads to an out-of-bounds read. This can allow attackers to cause a crash, potentially enabling a denial-of-service attack (Crash, Exit, or Restart) or possible code execution.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opendesign.com
Affected: Open Design Alliance ODA Drawings SDK - All Versions < 2024.10
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.opendesign.com/security-advisories vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5179?
CVE-2023-5179 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5179?
To fix CVE-2023-5179, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5179 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5179 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5179?
CVE-2023-5179 affects Open Design Alliance ODA Drawings SDK - All Versions < 2024.10.
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