CVE-2018-16140

HIGH

Canonical Ubuntu Linux - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/28/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3760-1/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00018.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 55.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
fig2dev_project/fig2dev 3.2.7a
Published Aug 30, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026