CVE-2020-21676: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A stack-based buffer overflow in the genpstrx_text() component in genpstricks.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pstricks format.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
• FIG2DEV Project FIG2DEV: version 3.2.7b only

Published 2021-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.