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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2009-4227)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-14 (Xfig: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

    A stack-based buffer overflow and a stack consumption vulnerability have       been found in Xfig.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,       potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service       condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

fix buffer overflow on loading a malformed .fig file (CVE-2009-4227)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

- Fix a stack overflow when importing 1.3 files     (CVE-2009-4227)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in xfig :

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 (CVE-2009-4227).

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 (CVE-2009-4228).

Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a FIG image with a crafted color definition (CVE-2010-4262).

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The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
217179	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2009-4227	Nessus	Misc.	critical
79967	GLSA-201412-14 : Xfig: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
61667	Fedora 16 : transfig-3.2.5d-4.fc16 (2012-11737)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
61666	Fedora 17 : transfig-3.2.5d-7.fc17 (2012-11718)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
61630	Fedora 16 : xfig-3.2.5-32.b.fc16 (2012-11813)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
61629	Fedora 17 : xfig-3.2.5-32.b.fc17 (2012-11801)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
51802	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xfig (MDVSA-2011:010)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	medium

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