VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2286
Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file. NOTE: this issue only affects compface on distributions that used a certain patch.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.08% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- james ashton/compface
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.