CVE-2009-2688

Description

Multiple integer overflows in glyphs-eimage.c in XEmacs 21.4.22, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the tiff_instantiate function processing a crafted TIFF file, (2) the png_instantiate function processing a crafted PNG file, and (3) the jpeg_instantiate function processing a crafted JPEG file, all which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.73% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35348 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51334 vdb entry
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=275397
http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue534
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35473 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1666 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=511994
http://osvdb.org/55298 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51332 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51333 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2688?
CVE-2009-2688 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2688?
To fix CVE-2009-2688, 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-2009-2688 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2688 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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