read_colordef in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has an out-of-bounds write.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 67.2% of all records.
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: fig2dev (Debian:12) 1:3.2.7b-3; fig2dev (Debian:9) 1:3.2.6a-2+deb9u4; transfig (openSUSE:Leap 15.2) 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to fig2dev (Debian:12) 1:3.2.7b-3; fig2dev (Debian:9) 1:3.2.6a-2+deb9u4; transfig (openSUSE:Leap 15.2) 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Dec 15, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.1% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.1%
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| xfig project | fig2dev | cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:fig2dev |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux9.0
- fedoraproject fedora30
- fedoraproject fedora31
- xfig project fig2dev3.2.7
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fig2dev | before 1:3.2.7b-3 | 1:3.2.7b-3 |
| Debian:9 | fig2dev | before 1:3.2.6a-2+deb9u4 | 1:3.2.6a-2+deb9u4 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2 | 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-4.12.2 | 3.2.8a-4.12.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 | 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | transfig | before 3.2.8a-5.1 | 3.2.8a-5.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-2.17.1 | 3.2.8a-2.17.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-1.160.13.1 | 3.2.8a-1.160.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-4.12.2 | 3.2.8a-4.12.2 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-bp152.3.3.2 | 3.2.8a-bp152.3.3.2 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 | transfig | before 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 | 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 |
Same product
xfig project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-32280An issue was discovered in fig2dev before 3.2.8..22Monitor
- CVE-2020-21535fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a segmentation fault in the gencgm_start function in gencgm.c.22Monitor
- CVE-2020-21534fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a global buffer overflow in the get_line function in read.c.22Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-14275Jul 26, 2019 · Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7a has a stack-based buffer overflow in the calc_arrow function in bound.c.22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2020-21529Sep 16, 2021 · fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a stack buffer overflow in the bezier_spline function in genepic.c.22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2020-21530Sep 16, 2021 · fig2dev 3.2.7b contains a segmentation fault in the read_objects function in read.c.22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:fig2dev | 1:3.2.7b-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:transfig | 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:transfig | 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:transfig | 3.2.8a-1.160.13.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:transfig | 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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