Buffer overflow in Xfig Project

CVE-2019-19555

read_textobject in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has a stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Xfig_project Xfig — versions 3.2.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19555?: CVE-2019-19555 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xfig Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-19555?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.