ubuntu-cve-2019-19555
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-12-04 17:16
Modified
2025-10-24 04:48
Summary
Details

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

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
negligible
References
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "read_textobject in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has a stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19555",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:48:05Z",
  "published": "2019-12-04T17:16:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19555"
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    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "negligible",
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    }
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  ]
}



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