CVE-2018-16140
N/A
Published: August 30, 2018 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxFIG2DEV
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A buffer underwrite vulnerability in get_line() (read.c) in fig2dev 3.2.7a allows an attacker to write prior to the beginning of the buffer via a crafted .fig file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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