Out-of-Bounds Affecting transfig-debuginfo package, versions <1:3.2.7b-10.8.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-TRANSFIGDEBUGINFO-5849535
  • published23 Aug 2023
  • disclosed10 Aug 2021

Introduced: 10 Aug 2021

CVE-2020-21681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 transfig-debuginfo to version 1:3.2.7b-10.8.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1807.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream transfig-debuginfo package and not the transfig-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A global buffer overflow in the set_color component in genge.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into ge format.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1