CVE-2009-5022

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_ojpeg.c in the OJPEG decoder in LibTIFF before 3.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.18% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/12/10 mailing list exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2256 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66774 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44271 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1999 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695885 exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025380 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:078 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-02.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058478.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1014 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/v3.9.5.html patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1082 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47338 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1120-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0452.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50726 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-5022?
CVE-2009-5022 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-5022?
To fix CVE-2009-5022, 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-2009-5022 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-5022 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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