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    CVE-2009-4227

    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.

    Published:Dec 3, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 8, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.14997
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xfig
    Product
    Xfig

    References

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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