CVE-2020-21678

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-21678
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-10 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-07 01:48:00 UTC
DescriptionA global buffer overflow in the genmp_writefontmacro_latex component in genmp.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into mp format.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fig2dev Project Fig2dev 3.2.7 beta All All
Application Fig2dev Project Fig2dev 3.2.7b All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xfig / Tickets / #71 global-buffer-overflow in genmp_writefontmacro_latex at genmp.c:1274 MISC sourceforge.net
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180795 Debian Security Update for fig2dev (CVE-2020-21678)
  • 355831 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for transfig : ALAS-2023-1807
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