MediumFix available
xfig — security advisory
Xfig v3.2.8 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference when calling XGetWMHints(). NOTE: this is disputed because it is not expected that an X application should continue to run when there is arbitrary anomalous behavior from the X server or window manager.
- Products
- xfig
- Affected versions
- 1:3.2.8b-2, 1:3.2.9-1, 1:3.2.9-2, 1:3.2.9-3, 1:3.2.9-4, 1:3.2.9a-1, 1:3.2.9a-2, 1:3.2.9a-3, 1:3.2.9a-4, 1:3.2.9a-5
- Fixed versions
- 1:3.2.9-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-45920
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 16:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Xfig v3.2.8 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference when calling XGetWMHints(). NOTE: this is disputed because it is not expected that an X application should continue to run when there is arbitrary anomalous behavior from the X server or window manager.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45920
xfig
Fixed versions: Not specified
xfig
Fixed versions: 1:3.2.9-1
xfig
Fixed versions: 1:3.2.9-1
Complete source record
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