I can't reproduce this bug anymore in Ubuntu-9.10 (Karmic Koala) so it appears to have been fixed.
$ xfig -v Xfig 3.2 patchlevel 5a (Protocol 3.2) -- *** buffer overflow detected ***: xfig terminated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318812 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs