PT-2009-4417 · Xfig · Xfig

Nico Golde · Published 2009-06-06 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2009-1962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Xfig version 3.2.5

Description: The issue allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain temporary files. These files include xfig-eps[PID], xfig-pic[PID].pix, xfig-pic[PID].err, xfig-pcx[PID].pix, xfig-xfigrc[PID], xfig[PID], xfig-print[PID], xfig-export[PID].err, xfig-batch[PID], xfig-exp[PID], and xfig-spell[PID], where [PID] is a process ID.

Recommendations: As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to these temporary files until a patch is available. Avoid using the vulnerable temporary files in Xfig version 3.2.5 to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1962

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10483-1

Affected Products

Xfig

References · 15

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1962 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1962 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1962 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:244 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10483-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4227 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1962 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49600 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/6 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35320 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34328 · Note