CVE-2009-4227
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 8, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 8, 2009
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 37577third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20091203 CVE Request -- xfigmailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
- 37193vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:010vendor-advisory
- xfig-read13textobject-bo(54525)vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0108vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
- 37571third-party-advisory
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