Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-21684
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 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21684 |
| Debian:13 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21684 |
| Debian:14 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21684 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8b-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21684 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | fig2dev | 1:3.2.9-3build2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21684 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/75/ x_refsource_MISC