CVE-2018-16140
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · fig2dev project/fig2dev
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.