CVE-2020-21675

Publication date 10 August 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in the genptk_text component in genptk.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into ptk format.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fig2dev 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
fig2dev

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5864-1
    • Fig2dev vulnerabilities
    • 13 February 2023

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