Buffer overflow in Fig2dev Project

CVE-2021-37530

A denial of service vulnerabiity exists in fig2dev through 3.28a due to a segfault in the open_stream function in readpics.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th 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
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

s-cube-xmu/Bug_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37530?: CVE-2021-37530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fig2dev Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-37530?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-37530 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.