Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-1577
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the putstring function in find.c in Cscope before 15.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) function name or (2) symbol in a source-code file.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1577
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.19%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1577
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-1577
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-1577
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189666
Exploit;Patch
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9837
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http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?view=log#rev1.19
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http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/cscope/devel/cscope-15.5-putstring-overflow.patch
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499174
Patch
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http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19
Patch
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/10
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50366
Products affected by CVE-2009-1577
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.0bl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*