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CVE-2020-21535

transfig: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start() in gencgm.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

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 the usage of fgets. This leads to a denial of service, impacting availability of the program.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read