CVE-2023-45920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00017.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Xfig Project Subscribe	Xfig Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176803/Xfig-3.2.8-Null-Pointer.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/48
https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/155/

History

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 04:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176803/Xfig-3.2.8-Null-Pointer.html

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:45:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Xfig Project Xfig Project xfig
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.8:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Xfig Project Xfig Project xfig

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:15:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-476
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:17:59.554Z

Reserved: 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-45920

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:17:59.554Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-03-27T05:15:47.140

Modified: 2025-11-04T19:16:02.020

Link: CVE-2023-45920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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