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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-1962

CVE-2009-1962

Description

Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.

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Affected products

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  • Mcj/Xfig2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.2.5
  • Debian/linux25 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s\/390:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:armel:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:s\/390:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • osv-coords
    pkg:rpm/opensuse/xfig&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
    Range: < 3.2.6-1.1

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