CVE-2009-4228

Stack consumption vulnerability in u_bound.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier allows remote attackers...

4.3 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.76%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2009-4228
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-4228
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4197 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-4197
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gvr2-hrmm-6ff5 No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in u_bound.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier allows remote attackers...

Record: GHSA-gvr2-hrmm-6ff5
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-4228
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4228 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4228
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

xfig

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xfig` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.2.8b-21:3.2.9-11:3.2.9-21:3.2.9-31:3.2.9-4 Show 5 moreShow less 1:3.2.9a-11:3.2.9a-21:3.2.9a-31:3.2.9a-41:3.2.9a-5	None known
`xfig` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.2.9a-31:3.2.9a-41:3.2.9a-5	None known
`xfig` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.2.9a-31:3.2.9a-41:3.2.9a-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xfig, published December 8, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.