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TITLE:
Xfig ".fig" File Parsing Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37571

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37571/

DESCRIPTION:
pedamachephepto liones has discovered a vulnerability in Xfig, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the
"read_1_3_textobject()" function in f_readold.c when parsing ".fig"
files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow
when a user opens a specially crafted .fig file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.2.5b. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open ".fig" files from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
pedamachephepto liones

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559274

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