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CVE-2018-16140 json

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…

published 2018-08-30 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7995

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • fig2dev Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.2.7a-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16140

  • transfig Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:3.2.5.e-1ubuntu1.1
  • transfig Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:3.2.5.e-5ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16140

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • transfig SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +1 more 3.2.5e-2.8.2
  • transfig SLE Workstation Extension 15 3.2.6a-4.3.51

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1806-1SUSE-SU-2019:1291-1

  • transfig openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.8a-5.1
  • transfig openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.0 3.2.6a-lp151.4.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11472-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1455-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-16140 updated cvss 3.3

transfig: Buffer underwrite in read.c:get_line() via crafted FIG file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 transfig Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 transfig Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 transfig
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 transfig
    affected: no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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