CVE-2009-1962
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-1962 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-06-08 01:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | s\/390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | armel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | s\/390 | All |
| Application | Xfig | Xfig | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:244 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| oss-security - CVE id rquest: xfig insecure tmp files | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Xfig Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Xfig Insecure Temporary Files - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.