CVE-2009-4227
EPSS 15.0%Published: 12/8/2009Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/xfigfrom 0, < 1:3.2.5.b-1