ubuntu-cve-2009-1962
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2009-06-08 01:00
Modified
2025-07-16 04:49
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.6a-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "xfig",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.6a-2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:3.2.6a-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:3.2.6a-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.7b-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "xfig",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.7b-2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:3.2.7b-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:3.2.7a-3",
        "1:3.2.7b-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-doc",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xfig-libs",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.8-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "xfig",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/xfig@1:3.2.8-3?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:3.2.8-3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": []
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2009-1962",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:49:55Z",
  "published": "2009-06-08T01:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1962"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1962"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2009-1962"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:42:39Z"
}



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