CVE catalog

CVE-2009-4228

xfig: CVE-2009-4228

Severity: Low
Published: Dec 8, 2009, 6:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.76% · Oct 25, 2026

Stack consumption vulnerability in u_bound.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in a malformed .fig file that uses the 1.3 file format, possibly related to the readfp_fig function in f_read.c.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xfig	sid	`1:3.2.9a-5`	vulnerable
Debian	xfig	forky	`1:3.2.9a-5`	vulnerable
Debian	xfig	trixie	`1:3.2.9a-3`	vulnerable
Debian	xfig	bookworm	`1:3.2.8b-2`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xfig	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xfig	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xfig	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xfig	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[xfig]Affected
Source package: [xfig]
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.8b-2+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12
- 1:3.2.8b-2+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12
[xfig-doc]Affected
Source package: [xfig]
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12
- 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12
[xfig-libs]Affected
Source package: [xfig]
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12
- 1:3.2.8b-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · bookworm; dsa · xfig · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[xfig]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13
[xfig-doc]Affected
Source package: [xfig]
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13
[xfig-libs]Affected
Source package: [xfig]
Details (2)
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13
- 1:3.2.9a-3 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · xfig · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:44 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]