# CVE-2026-15520: GNU LibreDWG R2004 Section Decompression decode.c decompress\_R2004\_section heap-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-13 · Updated: 2026-07-13

## Affected

- GNU LibreDWG: 0.13.4-154-g0b573035

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in GNU LibreDWG 0.13.4-154-g0b573035. This impacts the function decompress_R2004_section of the file src/decode.c of the component R2004 Section Decompression. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.14.8396 will fix this issue. This patch is called 3d0f9fc2eddbd6579c99af3111c37c98f03475d0. You should upgrade the affected component.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/377849
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/377849/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15520
- https://vuldb.com/submit/851190
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/issues/1251
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg2f-8389-w95j
- https://github.com/HackC0der/CVE-Repos/blob/main/libredwg/libredwg_0b57303_heap_overflow_decompress_R2004_section.dwg
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/commit/3d0f9fc2eddbd6579c99af3111c37c98f03475d0
- https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/releases/tag/0.14.8396
- https://www.gnu.org/

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