| Name | CVE-2020-21678 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| fig2dev (PTS) | buster | 1:3.2.7a-5+deb10u4 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 1:3.2.7a-5+deb10u5 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1:3.2.8-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:3.2.8b-3 | fixed |
| trixie | 1:3.2.9-3 | fixed |
| sid | 1:3.2.9-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| fig2dev | source | (unstable) | 1:3.2.8-1 | unimportant | | |
| transfig | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/71/
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/fig2dev/ci/d70e4ba6308046f71cb51f67db8412155af52411/ (3.2.8)
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact