| Name | CVE-2018-16140 |
| Description | A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read.c) in fig2dev 3.2.7a allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2073-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 907660 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| fig2dev (PTS) | stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:3.2.6a-2+deb9u4 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:3.2.7a-5+deb10u5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:3.2.8-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:3.2.8b-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:3.2.9-4 | fixed |
| transfig (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:3.2.6a-2~deb8u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| fig2dev | source | (unstable) | 1:3.2.7a-3 | unimportant | | 907660 |
| transfig | source | jessie | 1:3.2.5.e-4+deb8u2 | | DLA-2073-1 | |
| transfig | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/fig2dev/ci/e0c4b02429116b15ad1568c2c425f06b95b95830
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact