CVE-2009-4227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_1_3_textobject function in f_readold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier, and in the read_textobject function in read1_3.c in fig2dev in Transfig 3.2.5a and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed .fig file that uses the 1.3 file format. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17017.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Xfig	Xfig

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.5:::::::*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
http://secunia.com/advisories/37571
http://secunia.com/advisories/37577
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4227
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4227

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-12-08T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:09.860Z

Reserved: 2009-12-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-4227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-12-08T18:30:00.313

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-4227

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-4227 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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