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.

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

10.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2009-12-08

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33388

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-4225
• CVE-2009-4229
• CVE-2009-4224
• CVE-2009-4231
• CVE-2009-4223
• CVE-2009-4234