PT-2019-5752 · Unspecified+4 · Fig2Dev+4
Frederic Cambus
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Published
2019-12-04
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2019-19555
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
fig2dev version 3.2.7b
Description
The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the
read textobject function in read.c due to an incorrect use of sscanf. This can lead to a denial of service. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a service disruption.Recommendations
For fig2dev version 3.2.7b, consider applying a patch or fix that corrects the
sscanf usage in the read textobject function to prevent the buffer overflow. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
Memory Corruption
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu
Fig2Dev