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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 2073-1] transfig security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'transfig' package(s) announced via the DSA-2073-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several issues have been found in transfig, a XFig figure files converter. CVE-2018-16140 Buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file. CVE-2019-14275 Stack-based buffer overflow in the calc_arrow function in bound.c. CVE-2019-19555 Stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'transfig' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.2.5.e-4+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your transfig packages.