← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4262 · published 17 December 2010

CVE-2010-4262: Xfig memory buffer overflow vulnerability

XXfig · Xfig

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.8% · top 7.1% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 12 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052247.html ExploitPatch
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 ExploitPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052247.html ExploitPatch
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 ExploitPatch

Track CVE-2010-4262 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

6.8CVE-2009-4227Xfig memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityStack-based buffer overflow in the read_1_3_textobject function in f_readold.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier, and in the read_textobject function in rea…EPSS 11%4.4CVE-2009-1962Xfig link following vulnerabilityXfig, 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) …EPSS 0.33%4.3CVE-2009-4228Xfig vulnerabilityStack consumption vulnerability in u_bound.c in Xfig 3.2.5b and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via …EPSS 1.7%9.5CVE-2026-88772Citrix netscaler application delivery controller memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityVulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway. This issue affects ADC: before 14.1-73.37, before 13.1-64.23, before 14.1-73.37 F…KEVEPSS 1.2%8.8CVE-2026-8452Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway memory buffer overflow causes DoSCVE-2026-8452 is a memory buffer overflow (CWE-119) in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that leads to unpredictable or erroneous behavior a…KEVEPSS 1.0%analysed8.8CVE-2009-3459Adobe Reader and Acrobat heap buffer overflow via crafted PDFAdobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 contain a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) triggered by a crafted…KEVEPSS 87%analysed9.8CVE-2008-4250Microsoft Windows Server service RPC path canonicalization buffer overflowThe Server service in multiple Windows versions fails to properly handle path canonicalization, allowing a crafted RPC request to overflow a buffer a…KEVEPSS 99%analysed8.8CVE-2025-31277Apple WebKit memory corruption via malicious web contentApple WebKit fails to handle memory correctly when processing crafted web content, leading to memory corruption across Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tv…KEVEPSS 1.6%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-4262), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.