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CVE-2021-3561

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-3561 is an Out of Bounds flaw in fig2dev version 3.2.8a, affecting various Debian and Fedora distributions. A crafted input can exploit a flawed bounds check in the read_objects() function, potentially leading to application crashes or memory corruption, primarily impacting system integrity and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fig2dev_project:fig2dev:3.2.8:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-3561Moderate

fig2dev: Global buffer overflow in fig2dev/read.c in function read_objects

Apr 26, 2021

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C44WSY5KAQXC3Y2NMSVXXZS3M5U5U2E6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JKMOIQX6GULVSYXLYW5JQY6KJNTWV3E4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/mcj/fig2dev/ci/6827c09d2d6491cb2ae3ac7196439ff3aa791fd9
PatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/mcj/tickets/116
ExploitThird Party Advisory