#VU112018 NULL pointer dereference in fig2dev - CVE-2021-32280
Published: June 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112018
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32280
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
fig2dev
fig2dev
Software vendor:
mcj
mcj
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the compute_closed_spline() function in trans_spline.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.