CVE-2009-0163

Description

Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.70% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34481 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571 vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
http://secunia.com/advisories/34747 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546 vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34756 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34852 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34722 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0163?
CVE-2009-0163 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0163?
To fix CVE-2009-0163, 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-2009-0163 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0163 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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