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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-21682: Security patch for transfig (ALAS-2023-2173)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-21682: Security patch for transfig (ALAS-2023-2173)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/10/2021
Created
07/27/2023
Added
07/27/2023
Modified
07/27/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-transfig
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-transfig-debuginfo

References

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