{"cve":"CVE-2009-1962","nvd":{"published":"2009-06-08T01:00:00.843","modified":"2026-06-16T23:08:27.530","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/35320","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:244","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/6","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34328","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49600"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","xfig:xfig"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-1962","score":0.00332,"percentile":0.26415,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}