Transfig: Stack-based buffer overflow by loading malformed .FIG files
Published Dec 8, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
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 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-2009-4228 The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low 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:N/I:N/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 1, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 76.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 74.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 63.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 76.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 74.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 71.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4228 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4228
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4228
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4228 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543905 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4228 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4228 |
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