CVE-2009-1962: Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3)…

PriorityP417medium4.4CVSS 2.0

AVLACMAuNCPIPAP

EPSS

0.33%

25.8th percentile

Xfig, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	xfig	< xfig 1:3.2.5.a-1 (bookworm)	xfig 1:3.2.5.a-1 (bookworm)
xfig	xfig	—	—
xfig	xfig	>= 0 < 1:3.2.5.a-1	1:3.2.5.a-1
xfig	xfig	>= 0 < 1:3.2.5.a-1	1:3.2.5.a-1
xfig	xfig	>= 0 < 1:3.2.5.a-1	1:3.2.5.a-1
xfig	xfig	>= 0 < 1:3.2.5.a-1	1:3.2.5.a-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv4.4MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.4MEDIUM

vendor_redhat4.4MEDIUM

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