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.
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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-08-17T01:31:29.850

Link: CVE-2009-4227

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2009-4227 - Bugzilla