What is CVE-2020-21680?

CVE-2020-21680 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fig2dev Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-21680?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-21680 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Fig2dev Project

CVE-2020-21680

A stack-based buffer overflow in the put_arrow() component in genpict2e.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pict2e format.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th 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

Fig2dev_project Fig2dev — versions 3.2.7b
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-21680

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-21680?: CVE-2020-21680 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fig2dev Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-21680?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-21680 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.