A flaw was found in xfig. This vulnerability allows possible code execution via local input manipulation via bezier_spline function.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0700 advisory.

    * xfig: xfig: Stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation (CVE-2025-46397)

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The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0700 advisory.

    [1:3.2.7b-11]
    - Detect nan in spline control values
    - CVE-2025-46397

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0700 advisory.

    The transfig utility creates a makefile which translates FIG (created by xfig) or PIC figures into a     specified LaTeX graphics language (for example, PostScript(TM)).  Transfig is used to create TeX documents     which are portable (i.e., they can be printed in a wide variety of environments).  Install transfig if you     need a utility for translating FIG or PIC figures into certain graphics languages.

    Security Fix(es):

    * xfig: xfig: Stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation (CVE-2025-46397)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0704 advisory.

    The transfig utility creates a makefile which translates FIG (created by xfig) or PIC figures into a     specified LaTeX graphics language (for example, PostScript(TM)).  Transfig is used to create TeX documents     which are portable (i.e., they can be printed in a wide variety of environments).  Install transfig if you     need a utility for translating FIG or PIC figures into certain graphics languages.

    Security Fix(es):

    * xfig: xfig: Stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation (CVE-2025-46397)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0705 advisory.

    The transfig utility creates a makefile which translates FIG (created by xfig) or PIC figures into a     specified LaTeX graphics language (for example, PostScript(TM)).  Transfig is used to create TeX documents     which are portable (i.e., they can be printed in a wide variety of environments).  Install transfig if you     need a utility for translating FIG or PIC figures into certain graphics languages.

    Security Fix(es):

    * xfig: xfig: Stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation (CVE-2025-46397)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-984799 advisory.

    In xfig diagramming tool, a stack-overflowwhile running fig2dev allows memory corruption via local input     manipulation at the bezier_spline function.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

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The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A flaw was found in xfig. This vulnerability allows possible code execution via local input manipulation     via bezier_spline function. (CVE-2025-46397)

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The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-ea5c403b3e advisory.

    Add smoke tests

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The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-465f43da19 advisory.

    Update to latest upstream snapshot ee3f4d841d1ba7d5b1b57544c5068822ca92b1af

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The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01835-2 advisory.

    Update to fig2dev version 3.2.9a

    - CVE-2025-31162: Fixed a floating point exception in fig2dev in get_slope function (bsc#1240380).
    - CVE-2025-31163: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in put_patternarc function (bsc#1240381).
    - CVE-2025-31164: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in fig2dev in create_line_with_spline function     (bsc#1240379).
    - CVE-2025-46397: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in bezier_spline function (bsc#1243260).
    - CVE-2025-46398: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in read_objects function (bsc#1243262).
    - CVE-2025-46399: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in genge_itp_spline function (bsc#1243263).
    - CVE-2025-46400: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in read_arcobject function (bsc#1243261).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0488 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-46400:
    In xfig diagramming tool, a segmentation fault while running fig2dev allows an attacker to availability     via local input manipulation via read_arcobject function.

    CVE-2025-46399:
    A flaw was found in fig2dev. This vulnerability allows availability via local input manipulation via     genge_itp_spline function.

    CVE-2025-46398:
    In xfig diagramming tool, a stack-overflow while running fig2dev allows memory corruption via local input     manipulation via read_objects function.

    CVE-2025-46397:
    In xfig diagramming tool, a stack-overflowwhile running fig2dev allows memory corruption via local input     manipulation at the bezier_spline function.

    CVE-2025-31163:
    Segmentation fault in fig2dev in version 3.2.9aallows an attacker to availability via local input     manipulation viaput_patternarc function.

    CVE-2025-31162:
    Floating point exception in fig2dev in version 3.2.9aallows an attacker to availability via local input     manipulation viaget_slope function.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

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The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01890-1 advisory.

    Update to fig2dev version 3.2.9a

    - CVE-2025-46397: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in bezier_spline function (bsc#1243260).
    - CVE-2025-46398: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in read_objects function (bsc#1243262).
    - CVE-2025-46399: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in genge_itp_spline function (bsc#1243263).
    - CVE-2025-46400: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in read_arcobject function (bsc#1243261).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01835-1 advisory.

    Update to fig2dev version 3.2.9a

    - CVE-2025-31162: Fixed a floating point exception in fig2dev in get_slope function (bsc#1240380).
    - CVE-2025-31163: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in put_patternarc function (bsc#1240381).
    - CVE-2025-31164: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in fig2dev in create_line_with_spline function     (bsc#1240379).
    - CVE-2025-46397: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in bezier_spline function (bsc#1243260).
    - CVE-2025-46398: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in fig2dev in read_objects function (bsc#1243262).
    - CVE-2025-46399: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in genge_itp_spline function (bsc#1243263).
    - CVE-2025-46400: Fixed a segmentation fault in fig2dev in read_arcobject function (bsc#1243261).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4147 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4147-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Guilhem Moulin     April 30, 2025                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : fig2dev     Version        : 1:3.2.8-3+deb11u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-46397 CVE-2025-46398 CVE-2025-46399 CVE-2025-46400

    Multiple vulnerabilities were found in fig2dev, a utility for converting     XFig figure files, which could lead to code execution or denial of     service upon specially crafted input files.

    CVE-2025-46397

        A stack overflow vulnerability could allow code execution via local         input manipulation via bezier_spline() function.

    CVE-2025-46398

        A stack overflow vulnerability could allow code execution via local         input manipulation via read_objects() function.

    CVE-2025-46399

        A segmentation fault issue could lead to denial of service via local         input manipulation via genge_itp_spline() function.

    CVE-2025-46400

        A segmentation fault issue could lead to denial of service via local         input manipulation via read_arcobject() function.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1:3.2.8-3+deb11u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your fig2dev packages.

    For the detailed security status of fig2dev please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/fig2dev

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
291300	RockyLinux 9 : transfig (RLSA-2026:0700)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	high
287956	Oracle Linux 9 : transfig (ELSA-2026-0700)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
286368	RHEL 9 : transfig (RHSA-2026:0700)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
286366	RHEL 9 : transfig (RHSA-2026:0704)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
286364	RHEL 9 : transfig (RHSA-2026:0705)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
267400	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: transfig (UTSA-2025-984799)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
258988	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46397	Nessus	Misc.	high
242598	Fedora 42 : transfig (2025-ea5c403b3e)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
242597	Fedora 41 : transfig (2025-465f43da19)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
242221	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : transfig (SUSE-SU-2025:01835-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
241461	TencentOS Server 4: transfig (TSSA-2025:0488)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	medium
240841	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : transfig (SUSE-SU-2025:01890-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
238044	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : transfig (SUSE-SU-2025:01835-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
235037	Debian dla-4147 : fig2dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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