CVE-2010-4262
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 5.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.8% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4235)
- Published
- December 17, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4235 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xfig / xfig
- xfig / xfig
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052247.html(Exploit, Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42579(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:010
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/03/2(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/8(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45177(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3232(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0108
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=657981(Exploit)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659676(Exploit, Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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