Upstream information

CVE-2009-1962 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.4
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 510839 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • xfig >= 3.2.5c-2.8
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA xfig-3.2.5c-2.4
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • xfig >= 3.2.6-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10483

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 xfig Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 xfig Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 xfig Already fixed

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:40:59 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Nov 1 11:17:54 2024