CVE-2009-0148

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cscope before 15.7a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in input such as (1) source-code tokens and (2) pathnames, related to integer overflows in some cases. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-2541.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.75% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35462 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=E1LsGx3-00015K-TN%40ddv4jf1.ch3.sourceforge.com&forum_name=cscope-cvs mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1238 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35214 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34805 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=947983 patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022218 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1806 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9633 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34978 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=4664&release_id=679527 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490667

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0148?
CVE-2009-0148 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0148?
To fix CVE-2009-0148, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0148 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0148 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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