1992806 – (CVE-2020-21676) CVE-2020-21676 transfig: A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text() component in genpstricks.c could result in a denial of service

Bug 1992806 (CVE-2020-21676) - CVE-2020-21676 transfig: A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text() component in genpstricks.c could result in a denial of service

Summary: CVE-2020-21676 transfig: A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text()...

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Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias:	CVE-2020-21676
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	medium
Severity:	medium
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Depends On:	2000750 2000751
Blocks:	1992794
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2021-08-11 18:42 UTC by Michael Kaplan
Modified:	2023-12-13 13:42 UTC (History)
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Last Closed:	2023-12-13 13:42:39 UTC
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Description Michael Kaplan 2021-08-11 18:42:35 UTC

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

Reference:

https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/76/

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