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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3353-1 Moderate: xfig Buffer Overflow Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 5, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5012-1 addresses a critical vulnerability in libpdf, which poses a risk of arbitrary code execution and service disruption.
A security issue has been discovered in xfig, a diagramming tool for the interactive generation of figures under X11

Summary

CVE-2021-40241:
A potential buffer overflow exists in the file src/w_help.c at line 55.
Specifically, the length of the string returned by getenv("LANG") may become
very long and cause a buffer overflow while executing the sprintf() function.
This vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1:3.2.7a-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xfig packages.

For the detailed security status of xfig please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xfig

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: xfig
Version: 1:3.2.7a-3+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-40241
Debian Bug: 992395

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