xfig 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
Priority HIGH 82CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
xfig 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01159 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.7 | Vulnerable | Xfig Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·Xfig Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4gh-3245-h724
References
More Xfig Project Xfig vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12441 An array index error in the fig2dev program in Xfig 3.2.6a allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2019-14095 read_textobject in read.c in Xfig fig2dev 3.2.7b has a stack-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect sscanf. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-24660 Xfig v3.2.8 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference when calling… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-40241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4gh-3245-h724 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-40241 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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