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CVE-2020-21675

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-21675 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the genptk_text component of fig2dev version 3.2.7b, impacting Debian Linux and fig2dev products. This vulnerability can be triggered by converting an xfig file to ptk format, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to exploit, but has a low attack complexity (AC:L) and can result in high availability impact (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.7bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fig2dev_project:fig2dev:3.2.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-21675Moderate

transfig: A stack-based buffer overflow in the genptk_text component in genptk.c could result in a denial of service

Aug 10, 2021

References

cwe.mitre.org / data/definitions/121.html
Technical Description
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/mcj/tickets/78
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory