CVE-2009-1439

Description

Buffer overflow in fs/cifs/connect.c in CIFS in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nativeFileSystem field in a Tree Connect response to an SMB mount request.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.34% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/7 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/04/1 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b363b3304bcf68c4541683b2eff70b29f0446a5b
http://secunia.com/advisories/35226 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 third party advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/linux-kernel-tree-connect-cifs-remote-buffer-overflow/
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8265 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34453 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494275
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://blog.fefe.de/?ts=b72905a8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492282
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01271.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35343 third party advisory
http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2009-April/004322.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35217 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10321 vdb entry signature
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1439?
CVE-2009-1439 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1439?
To fix CVE-2009-1439, 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-2009-1439 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1439 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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