UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1962
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:39Z
Published
2009-06-08T01:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:30:38.093138Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.6a-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.6a-2

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.2.6a-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.7b-2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.7b-2

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.2.7a-3
1:3.2.7b-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2",
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / xfig

Package

Name
xfig
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.8-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.2.8-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3",
            "binary_name": "xfig"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3",
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3",
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3",
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962.json"