CVE-2020-21676

Publication date 10 August 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text() component in genpstricks.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pstricks format.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
fig2dev	24.10 oracular	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	23.10 mantic	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	23.04 lunar	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Ignored end of life
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored end of life
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored end of standard support
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)