Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package fig2dev  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1910-FIG2DEV-650439
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed30 Aug 2018

Introduced: 30 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-16140  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:19.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fig2dev package and not the fig2dev package as distributed by Ubuntu.

A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read.c) in fig2dev 3.2.7a allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file.