CVE-2020-21684: A global buffer overflow in the put_font in genpict2e.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into…

PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.80%

52.4th percentile

A global buffer overflow in the put_font in genpict2e.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pict2e format.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	fig2dev	< fig2dev 1:3.2.8-1 (bookworm)	fig2dev 1:3.2.8-1 (bookworm)
fig2dev_project	fig2dev	—	—
fig2dev_project	fig2dev	>= 0 < 1:3.2.8-1	1:3.2.8-1
fig2dev_project	fig2dev	>= 0 < 1:3.2.8-1	1:3.2.8-1
fig2dev_project	fig2dev	>= 0 < 1:3.2.8-1	1:3.2.8-1
fig2dev_project	fig2dev	>= 0 < 1:3.2.8-1	1:3.2.8-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.5LOW

vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM

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