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CVE-2009-4227

Published: Dec 8, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

No Known Exploits

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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Consumer Software / file-utility

xfigoss-projectConsumer Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37577

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274

bugs.debian.org

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Timeline

Published

Dec 8, 2009

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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