Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-2175
Stack-based buffer overflow in the flattenIncrementally function in flatten.c in xcftools 1.0.4, as reachable from the (1) xcf2pnm and (2) xcf2png utilities, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image that causes a conversion to a location "above or to the left of the canvas." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2175
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.03%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2175
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-2175
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-2175
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050526.html
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050562.html
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533361
Patch
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050542.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43883
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1638
Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2009-2175
- cpe:2.3:a:henning_makholm:xcftools:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*