What is CVE-2018-16140?

CVE-2018-16140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fig2dev Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-16140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Fig2dev Project

CVE-2018-16140

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-08-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fig2dev Project — versions 3.2.7a
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/ (Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16140?: CVE-2018-16140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fig2dev Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-16140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.