CVE-2009-3909

Description

Integer overflow in the read_channel_data function in plug-ins/file-psd/psd-load.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PSD file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.13% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/60178 vdb entry broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gimp/commit/?id=9cc8d78ff33b7a36852b74e64b427489cad44d0e patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3270 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1181.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gimp/commit/?id=0e440cb6d4d6ee029667363d244aff61b154c33c patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-43/ broken link
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600741 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507928/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37040 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50737 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1021 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37348 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:332 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3909?
CVE-2009-3909 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3909?
To fix CVE-2009-3909, 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-2009-3909 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3909 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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