Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-4227
CVE-2009-4227
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.
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References
9- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/37571nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37577nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525nvd
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