Out-of-Bounds Affecting transfig package, versions <1:3.2.8a-2.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-TRANSFIG-1701566
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2021-3561  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 transfig to version 1:3.2.8a-2.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1682.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream transfig package and not the transfig package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1