Bug 1992803 (CVE-2020-21678)

Summary:	CVE-2020-21678 transfig: A global buffer overflow in the genmp_writefontmacro_latex component in genmp.c could result in a denial of service
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Michael Kaplan <mkaplan>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	databases-maint, hhorak, kasal, mschorm, pkubat
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Bug Depends On:	2000740, 2000741
Bug Blocks:	1992794

Description Michael Kaplan 2021-08-11 18:37:56 UTC

A global buffer overflow in the genmp_writefontmacro_latex component in genmp.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into mp format.

Reference:

https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/71/