CVE-2020-21676

Published on: 08/10/2021 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 02/28/2023 06:29:00 PM UTC

CVE-2020-21676

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Certain versions of Debian Linux from Debian contain the following vulnerability:

A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text() component in genpstricks.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pstricks format.

CVE-2020-21676 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.

CVSS3 Score: 5.5 - MEDIUM

Attack Vector ^ⓘ	Attack Complexity	Privileges Required	User Interaction
LOCAL	LOW	NONE	REQUIRED
Scope	Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
UNCHANGED	NONE	NONE	HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 4.3 - MEDIUM

Access Vector^ⓘ	Access Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE
Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

CVE References

Description	Tags ^ⓘ	Link
CWE - CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow (4.3)	cwe.mitre.org text/html	MISC cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2778-1] fig2dev security update	lists.debian.org text/html	MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20211004 [SECURITY] [DLA 2778-1] fig2dev security update
Xfig / Tickets / #76 stack-buffer-overflow in genpstrx_text at genpstricks.c:2732	sourceforge.net text/html	MISC sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/76/
[SECURITY] [DLA 3304-1] fig2dev security update	lists.debian.org text/html	MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20230131 [SECURITY] [DLA 3304-1] fig2dev security update

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Related QID Numbers

178818 Debian Security Update for fig2dev (DLA 2778-1)
181533 Debian Security Update for fig2dev (DLA 3304-1)
199172 Ubuntu Security Notification for Fig2dev Vulnerabilities (USN-5864-1)

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	10.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	9.0	All	All	All
Application	Fig2dev Project	Fig2dev	3.2.7	beta	All	All
Application	Fig2dev Project	Fig2dev	3.2.7b	All	All	All

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:fig2dev_project:fig2dev:3.2.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:fig2dev_project:fig2dev:3.2.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE

Social Mentions

Source	Title	Posted (UTC)
@CVEreport	CVE-2020-21676 : A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text component in genpstricks.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…	2021-08-10 21:07:59