7.1
HIGH
CVE-2017-16899
Xfig Font Array Index Error Denial of Service/Information Disclosure
Description

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 read_textobject functions in read.c and read1_3.c.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 20, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 11, 2017, 5:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16899 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xfig_project xfig
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881143 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16899 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16899 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881143 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881143 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-129
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16899 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.07%

score

0.52186

percentile

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