CVE-2021-37529 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2021-37529?

CVE-2021-37529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 12 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A double-free vulnerability exists in fig2dev through 3.28a is affected by: via the free_stream function in readpics.c, which could cause a denial of service (context-dependent).

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37529?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fig2dev Project Fig2dev.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37529?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-37529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37529, GHSA-3j5r-rx9m-43h3.