CVE-2009-4227
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_1_3_textobject function in f_readold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4227- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4196 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3pwv-p24f-xm44 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_1_3_textobject function in f_readold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3pwv-p24f-xm44- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10483-1 No score
xfig-3.2.6-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the xfig-3.2.6-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10483-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2009-4227 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Xfig and Transfig 3.2.5 - '.fig' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2009-12-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4227 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Xfig, published December 8, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in xfig 1:3.2.5.b-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/37577
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
securityfocus.com/bid/37193
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
secunia.com/advisories/37571
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4227
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pwv-p24f-xm44
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4227
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4227
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4227
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1962
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4227