CVE-2009-4012

Description

Multiple integer overflows in LibThai before 0.1.13 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to (1) thbrk/thbrk.c and (2) thwbrk/thwbrk.c. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.26% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38235 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1971 vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libthai/libthai_0.1.6-1+etch1.diff.gz patch
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-887-1 vendor advisory
http://linux.thai.net/svn/software/libthai/tags/r_0_1_13/ChangeLog
http://secunia.com/advisories/38196 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libthai/libthai_0.1.9-4+lenny1.diff.gz patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://linux.thai.net/node/184
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37822 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38420 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4012?
CVE-2009-4012 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4012?
To fix CVE-2009-4012, 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-2009-4012 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4012 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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