CVE-2020-21680

A stack-based buffer overflow in the put_arrow() component in genpict2e.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pict2e format.

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to fig2dev version 3.2.8 Patchlevel 8b (Aug 2021)

• bsc#1190618, CVE-2020-21529: stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190615, CVE-2020-21530: segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.
• bsc#1190617, CVE-2020-21531: global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1190616, CVE-2020-21532: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190612, CVE-2020-21533: stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
• bsc#1190611, CVE-2020-21534: global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.
• bsc#1190607, CVE-2020-21535: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1192019, CVE-2021-32280: NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline() in trans_spline.c

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to fig2dev version 3.2.8 Patchlevel 8b (Aug 2021)

• bsc#1190618, CVE-2020-21529: stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190615, CVE-2020-21530: segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.
• bsc#1190617, CVE-2020-21531: global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1190616, CVE-2020-21532: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190612, CVE-2020-21533: stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
• bsc#1190611, CVE-2020-21534: global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.
• bsc#1190607, CVE-2020-21535: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1192019, CVE-2021-32280: NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline() in trans_spline.c

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to fig2dev version 3.2.8 Patchlevel 8b (Aug 2021)

• bsc#1190618, CVE-2020-21529: stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190615, CVE-2020-21530: segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.
• bsc#1190617, CVE-2020-21531: global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1190616, CVE-2020-21532: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190612, CVE-2020-21533: stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
• bsc#1190611, CVE-2020-21534: global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.
• bsc#1190607, CVE-2020-21535: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1192019, CVE-2021-32280: NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline() in trans_spline.c

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to fig2dev version 3.2.8 Patchlevel 8b (Aug 2021)

• bsc#1190618, CVE-2020-21529: stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190615, CVE-2020-21530: segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.
• bsc#1190617, CVE-2020-21531: global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1190616, CVE-2020-21532: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190612, CVE-2020-21533: stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
• bsc#1190611, CVE-2020-21534: global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.
• bsc#1190607, CVE-2020-21535: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1192019, CVE-2021-32280: NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline() in trans_spline.c

These are all security issues fixed in the transfig-3.2.8a-5.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2021-3561: Fixed global buffer overflow in fig2dev/read.c in function read_colordef() (bsc#1186329).

• CVE-2019-19797: Fixed out-of-bounds write in read_colordef in read.c (bsc#1159293).

• CVE-2019-19746: Fixed segmentation fault and out-of-bounds write because of an integer overflow via a large arrow type (bsc#1159130).

• CVE-2019-19555: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf (bsc#1161698).

• CVE-2019-14275: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the calc_arrow function in bound.c (bsc#1143650).

• CVE-2020-21680: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in the put_arrow() component in genpict2e.c (bsc#1189343).

• CVE-2020-21681: Fixed a global buffer overflow in the set_color component in genge.c (bsc#1189345).

• CVE-2020-21682: Fixed a global buffer overflow in the set_fill component in genge.c (bsc#1189346).

• CVE-2020-21683: Fixed a global buffer overflow in the shade_or_tint_name_after_declare_color in genpstricks.c (bsc#1189325).

• Do hardening via compile and linker flags

• Fixed last added upstream commit (boo#1136882)

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to version 3.2.8, including fixes for

• CVE-2021-3561: overflow in fig2dev/read.c in function read_colordef() (bsc#1186329).
• CVE-2020-21683: Fixed buffer overflow in the shade_or_tint_name_after_declare_color in genpstricks.c (bsc#1189325).
• CVE-2020-21682: Fixed buffer overflow in the set_fill component in genge.c (bsc#1189346).
• CVE-2020-21681: Fixed buffer overflow in the set_color component in genge.c (bsc#1189345).
• CVE-2020-21680: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the put_arrow() component in genpict2e.c (bsc#1189343).
• CVE-2019-19797: out-of-bounds write in read_colordef in read.c (bsc#1159293).
• CVE-2019-19555: stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf (bsc#1161698).
• CVE-2019-19746: segmentation fault and out-of-bounds write because of an integer overflow via a large arrow type (bsc#1159130).

This update for transfig fixes the following issues:

Update to fig2dev version 3.2.8 Patchlevel 8b (Aug 2021)

• bsc#1190618, CVE-2020-21529: stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190615, CVE-2020-21530: segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.
• bsc#1190617, CVE-2020-21531: global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1190616, CVE-2020-21532: global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c.
• bsc#1190612, CVE-2020-21533: stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
• bsc#1190611, CVE-2020-21534: global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.
• bsc#1190607, CVE-2020-21535: segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.
• bsc#1192019, CVE-2021-32280: NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline() in trans_spline.c

Suhwan Song discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21682, CVE-2020-21683)

It was discovered that Fig2dev did not limit the size of certain inputs. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-31162, CVE-2025-31163)

It was discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle certain inputs. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-31164)