UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21897

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-21897
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21897.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21897
Upstream
Published
2021-09-08T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:58Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@3.26.4-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.17.0-3build1
3.26.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@3.26.4-1build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.26.4-1
3.26.4-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@3.26.4-2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.26.4-1build1
3.26.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-2",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.26.4-2",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@2.5.0.0-4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.0.0-3
2.5.0.0-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.0.0-4",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-2.5.0.0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.0.0-4",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@3.17.0-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.17.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0-2",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0-2",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

dxflib

Package

Name
dxflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dxflib@3.17.0-3build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.17.0-3
3.17.0-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0-3build1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0-3build1",
            "binary_name": "libdxflib3"
        }
    ]
}