CVE-2010-4262
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
- Record
CVE-2010-4262- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
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CVE-2010-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4235 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
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EUVD-2010-4235- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25j8-p372-9f6w No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
- Record
GHSA-25j8-p372-9f6w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
- Record
CVE-2010-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4262 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-4262 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4262 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Xfig, published December 17, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.82%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in xfig 1:3.2.5.b-1.1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/8
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3232
secunia.com/advisories/42579
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659676
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
securityfocus.com/bid/45177
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052247.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4262
github.com/advisories/GHSA-25j8-p372-9f6w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4262
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4262
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4262