Is CVE-2020-21680 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-21680 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-21680?

CVE-2020-21680 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-21680?

CVE-2020-21680 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-21680?

Upgrade fig2dev on debian 11 to 1:3.2.8-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-21680

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in the put_arrow() component in genpict2e.c of fig2dev 3.2.7b allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a xfig file into pict2e format.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

fig2devDebian

Fixed in:1:3.2.8-1CVE-2020-21680

fig2devUbuntu

Fixed in:1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7587-1

Fixed in:1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-7587-1

Fixed in:1:3.2.8b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7587-1

Fixed in:1:3.2.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7587-1

transfigUbuntu

Fixed in:1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-7587-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceforge.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.