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CVE-2009-4227

Published: 8 December 2009

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
xfig
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:3.2.5.c-7)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:3.2.5.c-7)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
intrepid Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (1:3.2.5.b-1)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1:3.2.5.c-7)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)