UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4227
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4227
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2009/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4227.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4227
- Upstream
- Withdrawn
- 2025-07-18T16:42:39Z
- Published
- 2009-12-08T18:30:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:30:38Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - medium
- 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
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xfig
Package
- Name
- xfig
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.5.c-7?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:3.2.5.c-7
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "xfig",
"binary_version": "1:3.2.5.c-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:3.2.5.c-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "xfig-doc",
"binary_version": "1:3.2.5.c-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "xfig-libs",
"binary_version": "1:3.2.5.c-7"
}
]
}