CVE - CVE-2009-4227

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-4227	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:37193 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193 CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2011:010 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010 MLIST:[oss-security] 20091203 CVE Request -- xfig URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2 SECUNIA:37571 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37571 SECUNIA:37577 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37577 VUPEN:ADV-2011-0108 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108 XF:xfig-read13textobject-bo(54525) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20091208	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20091208)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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