UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16140

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16140

    Published: 29 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-16140
    Aliases:
    USN-3760-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16140, https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3760-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16140

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: transfig

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/transfig@1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    1:3.2.5.d-3ubuntu1
    1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High