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Debian dla-3304 : fig2dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 170915

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3304 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3304-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> January 31, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : fig2dev Version : 1:3.2.7a-5+deb10u5 CVE ID : CVE-2020-21529 CVE-2020-21531 CVE-2020-21532 CVE-2020-21676 CVE-2021-32280 Debian Bug : 960736

 Brief introduction

 CVE-2020-21529

 Stack buffer overflow in bezier_spline().

 CVE-2020-21531

 Global buffer overflow in conv_pattern_index().

 CVE-2020-21532

 Global buffer overflow in setfigfont().

 CVE-2020-21676

 Stack-based buffer overflow in genpstrx_text().

 CVE-2021-32280

 NULL pointer dereference in compute_closed_spline().

 For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.2.7a-5+deb10u5.

 We recommend that you upgrade your fig2dev packages.

 For the detailed security status of fig2dev please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/fig2dev

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the fig2dev packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/fig2dev

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21529

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21531

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21532

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21676

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-32280

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/fig2dev

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 170915

File Name: debian_DLA-3304.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fig2dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-21529, CVE-2020-21531, CVE-2020-21532, CVE-2020-21676, CVE-2021-32280