VDB
CVE-2009-4227
CVE-2009-4227
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 10.60% · 95.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
10.60%
95.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xfig | 0, 1:3.2.5.c-5, 1:3.2.5.c-6 |
Timeline
- Dec 3, 2009 PoC Published
- Dec 8, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4227 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4227 third-party-advisory