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Debian DLA-2073-1 : transfig security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 133150
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Several issues have been found in transfig, a XFig figure files converter.CVE-2018-16140
Buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file.
CVE-2019-14275
Stack-based buffer overflow in the calc_arrow function in bound.c.
CVE-2019-19555
Stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.2.5.e-4+deb8u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your transfig packages.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected transfig package.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 133150
File Name: debian_DLA-2073.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 1/22/2020
Updated: 3/29/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16140
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:transfig, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2018