Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4227
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2009-4227
- cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfig:xfig:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4227
25.98%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4227
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4227
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2009-4227
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Red Hat 2009-12-15Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-4227 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
References for CVE-2009-4227
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
Xfig read_1_3_textobject() buffer overflow CVE-2009-4227 Vulnerability Report
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
543905 – (CVE-2009-4227, CVE-2009-4228) CVE-2009-4227 CVE-2009-4228 Xfig, Transfig: Stack-based buffer overflow by loading malformed .FIG files
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
mandriva.com
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2
oss-security - CVE Request -- xfig
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
#559274 - xfig: buffer overflow in read .fig file - Debian Bug report logs
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193
Exploit
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
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