CVE catalog

CVE-2009-4227

xfig: CVE-2009-4227

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
11.50% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianxfigsid1:3.2.9a-5fixed
Debianxfigforky1:3.2.9a-5fixed
Debianxfigtrixie1:3.2.9a-3fixed
Debianxfigbookworm1:3.2.8b-2fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianxfigsourcesid1:3.2.5.b-1lowNot reported[559274]
Debianxfigsourceforky1:3.2.5.b-1lowNot reported[559274]
Debianxfigsourcetrixie1:3.2.5.b-1lowNot reported[559274]
Debianxfigsourcebookworm1:3.2.5.b-1lowNot reported[559274]

[Debian bug #559274]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [xfig]Fixed

    Source package: [xfig]

    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.8b-2+b2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

    • 1:3.2.8b-2+b2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

  • [xfig-doc]Fixed

    Source package: [xfig]

    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

    • 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

  • [xfig-libs]Fixed

    Source package: [xfig]

    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

    • 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [xfig]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

  • [xfig-doc]Fixed

    Source package: [xfig]

    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

  • [xfig-libs]Fixed

    Source package: [xfig]

    Details (2)

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

    • 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.2.5.b-1

      dsa · xfig · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]