Fig2Dev
CVE-2021-3561
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). 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 corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
An Out of Bounds flaw was found fig2dev version 3.2.8a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), 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. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An Out of Bounds flaw was found fig2dev version 3.2.8a. A flawed bounds check in read_objects() could allow an attacker to provide a crafted malicious input causing the application to either crash or in some cases cause memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability. Affected products include: Fig2Dev Project Fig2Dev, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: version 3.2.8.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An Out of Bounds flaw was found fig2dev version 3.2.8a. A flawed bounds check in read_objects() could allow an attacker to provide a crafted malicious input causing the application to either crash or in some cases cause memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
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
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
An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authenticat
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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