openSUSE 15 Security Update : transfig (openSUSE-SU-2021:1481-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 155621

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1481-1 advisory.

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.
(CVE-2020-21529)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c. (CVE-2020-21530)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a global buffer overflow in the conv_pattern_index function in gencgm.c.
(CVE-2020-21531)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a global buffer overflow in the setfigfont function in genepic.c. (CVE-2020-21532)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a stack buffer overflow in the read_textobject function in read.c.
(CVE-2020-21533)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c. (CVE-2020-21534)

- fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c. (CVE-2020-21535)

- 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.
(CVE-2020-21680)

- A global buffer overflow in the set_color component in genge.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into ge format. (CVE-2020-21681)

- A global buffer overflow in the set_fill component in genge.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into ge format. (CVE-2020-21682)

- A global buffer overflow in the shade_or_tint_name_after_declare_color 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.
(CVE-2020-21683)

- An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8.. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function compute_closed_spline() located in trans_spline.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service. The fixed version of fig2dev is 3.2.8. (CVE-2021-32280)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected transfig package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 155621

File Name: openSUSE-2021-1481.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/19/2021

Updated: 11/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32280

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:transfig

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-21529, CVE-2020-21530, CVE-2020-21531, CVE-2020-21532, CVE-2020-21533, CVE-2020-21534, CVE-2020-21535, CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21681, CVE-2020-21682, CVE-2020-21683, CVE-2021-32280

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openSUSE 15 Security Update : transfig (openSUSE-SU-2021:1481-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 155621

Synopsis

Description

Solution

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Plugin Details

Risk Information

VPR

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

Vulnerability Information

Reference Information