DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4227
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227
Upstream
Published
2009-12-08T18:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-17T06:47:44Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xfig?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.5.b-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227.json"

Debian:13 / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xfig?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.5.b-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227.json"

Debian:14 / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xfig?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.5.b-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227.json"