Xfig Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xfig is the drawing program used by the X Window System. A security vulnerability exists in the fig2dev program in Xfig version 3.2.6a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or obtain information via a maliciously crafted Fig format file...

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An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the readtextobject functions in read.c and read13.c...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16899

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the readtextobject functions in read.c and read13.c...

CVE-2017-16899: Improper Validation of Array Index

An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service attack or information disclosure with a maliciously crafted Fig format file, related to a negative font value in dev/gentikz.c, and the readtextobject functions in read.c and read13.c...

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4227

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read13textobject function in freadold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier, and in the readtextobject function in read13.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 t...

CVE-2009-4227: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read13textobject function in freadold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier, and in the readtextobject function in read13.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 t...

Xfig and Transfig 3.2.5 - '.fig' Remote Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37193/info Xfig and Transfig are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed...