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

CVE-2009-4228

CVE-2009-4228

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in u_bound.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in a malformed .fig file that uses the 1.3 file format, possibly related to the readfp_fig function in f_read.c.

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  • Mcj/Xfig4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2.5b
    • cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=3.2.5b

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