VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.38%). 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
- 1.38% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · fig2dev project/fig2dev
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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. Refreshed daily.