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CVE-2019-19555 json

read_textobject in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has a stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-9173

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

read_textobject in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has a stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.

Patch / fix

  • fig2dev Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.2.7b-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19555

  • fig2dev Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1
  • fig2dev Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19555

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 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.2.8a-1.160.13.1
  • transfig SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +10 more 3.2.8a-2.17.1
  • transfig SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2 3.2.8a-4.12.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:14823-1SUSE-SU-2021:3124-1SUSE-SU-2021:2454-1

  • transfig openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.8a-5.1
  • transfig Package Hub 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.3 3.2.8a-bp153.3.3.2
  • transfig Package Hub 15 SP2 3.2.8a-bp152.3.3.2
  • transfig openSUSE Leap 15.2 3.2.8a-lp152.6.6.2
  • transfig openSUSE Leap 15.3 3.2.8a-4.12.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11472-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1318-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1311-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1143-1openSUSE-SU-2021:2454-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-19555 updated cvss 6.6

transfig: stack-based buffer overflow in read_textobject in read.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 transfig Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 transfig
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 transfig Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 transfig
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”

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

1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/55/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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