Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3561
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in fig2dev. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An Out of Bounds flaw was found fig2dev version 3.2.8a. A flawed bounds check in read_objects() could allow an attacker to provide a crafted malicious input causing the application to either crash or in some cases cause memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3561 |
| Debian:13 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3561 |
| Debian:14 | fig2dev | 1:3.2.8-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3561 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/116/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/fig2dev/ci/6827c09d2d6491cb2ae3ac7196439ff3aa791fd9/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1955675 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-dab56300b1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-b71f405f40 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211004 [SECURITY] [DLA 2778-1] fig2dev security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST