CVE-2020-21532
transfig: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont() in genepic.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 12, 2019
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
In transfig's fig2dev 3.2.7b it is possible for an attacker to create a specially crafted file that causes a buffer overflow due to accepting an invalid value. This leads to a denial of service, impacting availability of the program.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer