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CVE-2017-16899 json

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 discl…

published 2017-11-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8069

cvss
7.1
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 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • fig2dev Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.2.6a-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16899

  • transfig SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 3.2.5-160.3.2
  • transfig SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +4 more 3.2.5e-2.3.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:0232-1SUSE-SU-2018:0231-1

  • transfig openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.8a-5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11472-1

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-2017-16899 updated cvss 3.3

transfig: Array index error in the fig2dev program

  • 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 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

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.