# CVE-2009-4227: 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 functi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/37577
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37571
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33388

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