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CVE-2023-45920

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-45920 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Xfig v3.2.8, specifically when the application calls XGetWMHints(). This issue is rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 4.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to a denial of service. While the vendor disputes its validity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xfig_project:xfig:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 177 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/176803/Xfig-3.2.8-Null-Pointer.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/48
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/mcj/tickets/155
Issue Tracking