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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 2073-1] transfig security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)