Fig2Dev
CVE-2021-32280
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function compute_closed_spline() located in trans_spline.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service. The fixed version of fig2dev is 3.2.8. Affected products include: Xfig Project Fig2Dev, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 3.2.8...
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function compute_closed_spline() located in trans_spline.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service. The fixed version of fig2dev is 3.2.8.
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Attack Technique
A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
A flaw was found in xfig. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit co
An Out of Bounds flaw was found fig2dev version 3.2.8a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authent
Segmentation fault in fig2dev in version 3.2.9a allows an attacker to availability via local input manipulation via put_
Floating point exception in fig2dev in version 3.2.9a allows an attacker to availability via local input manipulation vi
heap-buffer overflow in fig2dev in version 3.2.9a allows an attacker to availability via local input manipulation via cr
In xfig diagramming tool, a stack-overflow while running fig2dev allows memory corruption via local input manipulation v
In xfig diagramming tool, a segmentation fault while running fig2dev allows an attacker to availability via local input
A flaw was found in fig2dev. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public explo
read_colordef in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has an out-of-bounds write. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulner
make_arrow in arrow.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b allows a segmentation fault and out-of-bounds write because of an integer o
Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7a has a stack-based buffer overflow in the calc_arrow function in bound.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS
A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read.c) in fig2dev 3.2.7a allows an attacker to write prior to the begi
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