SUSE-SU-2018:0231-1 Security update for transfig

This update for transfig fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2017-16899: Fix array index error in the fig2dev program bsc1069257...

MGASA-2017-0469 Updated transfig package fix security vulnerability

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way fig2dev program in Xfig handled the processing of Fig format files. This flaw could potentially be used to crash the fig2dev program by tricking it into processing specially crafted Fig format files CVE-2017-16899...

Xfig Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xfig is the drawing program used by the X Window System. A security vulnerability exists in the fig2dev program in Xfig version 3.2.6a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or obtain information via a maliciously crafted Fig format file...

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An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the readtextobject functions in read.c and read13.c...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16899

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the readtextobject functions in read.c and read13.c...

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read13textobject function in freadold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier, and in the readtextobject function in read13.c in fig2dev in Transfig 3.2.5a and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed .fig file that uses t...

Xfig and Transfig 3.2.5 - '.fig' Remote Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193/info Xfig and Transfig are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed...