CVE-2009-4227 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.6% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-12-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xfig | xfig |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xfig and Transfig 3.2.5 - '.fig' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2009-12-03 |
References
- 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
- 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
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