Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-21678
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the fig2dev package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21678 |
| Debian:13 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21678 |
| Debian:14 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21678 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8b-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21678 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | fig2dev | 1:3.2.9-3build2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21678 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/71/ x_refsource_MISC