fig2dev 3.2.7b Global Buffer genepic.c setfigfont buffer overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in fig2dev 3.2.7b. The affected element is the function setfigfont of the file genepic.c of the component Global Buffer Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-21532. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in fig2dev 3.2.7b. This issue affects the function setfigfont of the file genepic.c of the component Global Buffer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2021. The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-21532 since 08/13/2020. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2021).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• fig2dev

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• 3.2.7b

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