Xfig v3.2.8 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference when calling…
Priority LOW 19CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.8 | Vulnerable | Xfig Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.8 Vulnerable ·Xfig Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45920
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57m4-vwwv-mmqr
References
More Xfig Project Xfig vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17373 xfig 3.2.7 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-45920 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45920 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57m4-vwwv-mmqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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