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xfig: vulnerability history, versions and safety

xfig is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 11 vulnerabilities for it across 13 releases, from Jun 2009 to Mar 2024. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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11 vulnerabilities recorded U11
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3 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on xfig i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 3 of the 11 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 11 vulnerabilities on record across 14 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 3 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 11 over 14 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 27 Mar 2024 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 3 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for xfig, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 13 of 13 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2009 6
  • 2010 2
  • 2022 2
  • 2024 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 11 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for xfig

The 5 most severe of 11 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in xfig 9.8 critical 1:3.2.8-3+deb11u1 31 Oct 2022
Stack-based buffer overflow in Xfig and Transfig N/A unrated 1:3.2.5.b-1 08 Dec 2009
Stack Consumption Vulnerability in Xfig N/A unrated No fix published 08 Dec 2009
NULL Pointer Dereference in Xfig v3.2.8 N/A unrated No fix published 27 Mar 2024
Symlink Vulnerability in Xfig Package: Arbitrary File Access Risk N/A unrated 1:3.2.5.a-1 08 Jun 2009

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About xfig

Is xfig safe to use?

Vulert records 11 vulnerabilities for xfig in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 11 not yet rated. 3 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does xfig have?

11 vulnerabilities are recorded for xfig in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 11 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new xfig vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for xfig in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 08 Jun 2009. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of xfig are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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