VDB-306043 · CVE-2025-46397 · ID 192

xfig fig2dev 3.2.9a bezier_spline stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in xfig fig2dev 3.2.9a and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bezier_spline. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-46397. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xfig fig2dev 3.2.9a. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bezier_spline. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in xfig. This vulnerability allows possible code execution via local input manipulation via bezier_spline function.

It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-46397 since 04/23/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235037 (Debian dla-4147 : fig2dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235037), EUVD (EUVD-2025-12159) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0125). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Oracle Linux
RESF Rocky Linux

Productinfo

Vendor

xfig

Name

fig2dev

Version

3.2.9a

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 235037
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4147 : fig2dev - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2025 🔍
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04/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2026 +271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 192
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-46397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306043
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0125 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (transfig): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2025 00:09
Updated: 01/20/2026 11:40
Changes: 04/24/2025 00:09 (63), 05/01/2025 06:40 (2), 05/15/2025 14:20 (8), 06/17/2025 19:40 (1), 10/22/2025 02:50 (11), 11/21/2025 14:39 (6), 01/15/2026 15:44 (7), 01/16/2026 10:28 (1), 01/20/2026 11:40 (1)
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