CVE-2020-21676

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-21676
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-10 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-28 18:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CWE - CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow (4.3) MISC cwe.mitre.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2778-1] fig2dev security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xfig / Tickets / #76 stack-buffer-overflow in genpstrx_text at genpstricks.c:2732 MISC sourceforge.net
[SECURITY] [DLA 3304-1] fig2dev security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 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)
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