CVE-2009-4227 | BDVDB-2026-39532 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37577
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37571
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.