# CVE-2025-46397: Xfig: xfig: stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation

Status: published. Published: 2025-04-23. Updated: 2026-11-02.

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

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (xfig): ≥ 0; ≤ 3.2.9a (affected, semver). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (transfig): ≥ 1:3.2.6a-5.el8_10; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (transfig): ≥ 1:3.2.7b-11.el9_7; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support (transfig): ≥ 1:3.2.7b-10.el9_4.1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support (transfig): ≥ 1:3.2.7b-10.el9_6.1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (transfig): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (transfig): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.30% as of 2026-11-01; percentile 23.34%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-120

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0700 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0704 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0705 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0756 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46397 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2362058 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://sourceforge.net/p/mcj/tickets/192/ (CNA: redhat)

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00043.html (ADP: CVE)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46397; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-46397; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

Revision: 0266e13d7490eb37e956144a0920744faeb727d35935c175378ed979b855ed2d

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2025-46397