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CVE-2009-1962

 

Severity Score

4.4
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Xfig en Debian GNU/Linux, posiblemente v3.2.5, permite a usuarios locales leer y escribir archivos de su elección a través de un enlace simbólico a los ficheros temporales (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] donde [PID] es el ID (identificador) del proceso.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-06-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-06-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Xfig
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Xfig
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3.2.5
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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alpha
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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amd64
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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arm
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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hppa
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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ia-32
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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m68k
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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mips
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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s\/390
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sparc
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armel
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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5.0
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hppa
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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ia-32
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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Debian Linux
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m68k
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Debian
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mips
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powerpc
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s\/390
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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5.0
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sparc
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