Out-of-bounds Write Affecting fig2dev package, versions <3.2.8b-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-FIG2DEV-17299905
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed12 Jan 2022

Introduced: 12 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-37530  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 fig2dev to version 3.2.8b-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fig2dev package and not the fig2dev package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service vulnerabiity exists in fig2dev through 3.28a due to a segfault in the open_stream function in readpics.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1