CVE-2021-40241

xfig: buffer overflow in LANG in w_help.c

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Published Oct 31, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

xfig 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3353-1	xfig security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27425	xfig 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.159% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=992395
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00005.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40241
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40241

History

May 7, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Xfig Project Xfig

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 7, 2025, 1:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 7, 2025, 1:43 PM
Reserved: Aug 30, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM

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