CVE-2009-4227
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...
- Published
- Dec 8, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 3, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1pedamachephepto · linux · Dec 3, 2009
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