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CVE-2009-4227

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_1_3_textobject function in f_readold.c i...

Medium CVSS 6.8

Overview

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.

CWE: CWE-119 Published: 2009-12-08T18:30:00.313
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

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  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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