UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21675

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21675

    Published: 10 Aug 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-21675
    Aliases:
    USN-5864-1

    Summary:

    Details: A stack-based buffer overflow in the genptk_text component in genptk.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into ptk format.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21675, https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/78/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5864-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-21675

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: fig2dev

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/fig2dev@1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    1:3.2.6a-3
    1:3.2.6a-4
    1:3.2.6a-4ubuntu1
    1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1

    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
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