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 15.00% · 94.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
15.00%
94.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xfig | 0, 1:3.2.5.c-5, 1:3.2.5.c-6 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL confirmed: CVE-2009-4227 (circl-sighting)
- 37577 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20091203 CVE Request -- xfig (circl)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 (circl)
- MDVSA-2011:010 (circl)
- xfig-read13textobject-bo(54525) (circl)
- ADV-2011-0108 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 (circl)
- 37571 (circl)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193 (vulncheck-nvd)
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 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 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