Double Free Affecting fig2dev package, versions <1:3.2.8-3+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FIG2DEV-2341559
  • published15 Jan 2022
  • disclosed12 Jan 2022

Introduced: 12 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-37529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 fig2dev to version 1:3.2.8-3+deb11u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double-free vulnerability exists in fig2dev through 3.28a is affected by: via the free_stream function in readpics.c, which could cause a denial of service (context-dependent).

CVSS Scores

version 3.1