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CVE-2017-16899

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-11-20T18:00:00Z
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Description

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the read_textobject functions in read.c and read1_3.c.

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GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-6jhq-gx6q-28qv

Advisory Details

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the read_textobject functions in read.c and read1_3.c.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16899
WEB https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881143

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: May 17, 2022

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881143
Published: 2017-11-20T18:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T22:50:59.682Z
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