Transfig: Stack-based buffer overflow by loading malformed .FIG files
Published Dec 8, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.60%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
transfig
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xfig
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
transfig
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xfig
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
transfig
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xfig
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | transfig | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xfig | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | transfig | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xfig | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | transfig | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xfig | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red 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 Product Security 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: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10603) | 95.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10603) | 95.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 15.00% (0.14997) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.02% (0.17017) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.62% (0.33620) | 95.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.02% (0.17017) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.98% (0.25984) | 96.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 17.07% (0.17068) | 95.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 17.88% (0.17880) | 95.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.92% (0.18918) | 95.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 97.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 96.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37571 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37577 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4227 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4227
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4227
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37571 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37577 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/03/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4227 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4227 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4227 |
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