Bug 2044567 (CVE-2021-37530)

Summary: CVE-2021-37530 transfig: Segfault in the open_stream function in readpics.c
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: databases-maint, hhorak, kasal, mschorm, odubaj, panovotn, zmiklank
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A flaw was found in fig2dev in the open_stream() function of 'readpics.c'. This flaw allows a local attacker to pass a crafted file to fig2dev, causing a segmentation fault (SEGV) that can lead to a denial of service.
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Bug Depends On: 2044568    
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2022-01-24 18:55:05 UTC
A denial of service vulnerabiity exists in fig2dev through 3.28a due to a segfault in the open_stream function in readpics.c.

https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/126/

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2022-01-24 18:55:19 UTC
Created transfig tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2044568]

Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-02-11 09:35:53 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-37530