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SUSE: CVE-2017-16899: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-16899: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/20/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2018
Modified
06/20/2021

Description

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the read_textobject functions in read.c and read1_3.c.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-transfig

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