NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting fig2dev package, versions <1:3.2.7b-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FIG2DEV-5679357
  • published21 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Sept 2021

Introduced: 20 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-32280  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 fig2dev to version 1:3.2.7b-5 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function compute_closed_spline() located in trans_spline.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service. The fixed version of fig2dev is 3.2.8.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1