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CVE-2009-4228

Published: Dec 08, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4228
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XfigXfig*3.2.5b (including)
XfigXfig3.2.4 (including)3.2.4 (including)
XfigXfig3.2.5 (including)3.2.5 (including)
XfigUbuntuartful*
XfigUbuntucosmic*
XfigUbuntudapper*
XfigUbuntudisco*
XfigUbuntueoan*
XfigUbuntugroovy*
XfigUbuntuhardy*
XfigUbuntuintrepid*
XfigUbuntujaunty*
XfigUbuntukarmic*
XfigUbuntulucid*
XfigUbuntumaverick*
XfigUbuntunatty*
XfigUbuntuoneiric*
XfigUbuntuprecise*
XfigUbuntuquantal*
XfigUbunturaring*
XfigUbuntusaucy*
XfigUbuntutrusty*
XfigUbuntuupstream*
XfigUbuntuutopic*
XfigUbuntuvivid*
XfigUbuntuwily*
XfigUbuntuxenial*
XfigUbuntuyakkety*
XfigUbuntuzesty*

References

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