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CVE-2009-1391 Details

Description

Off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs in Compress::Raw::Zlib Perl module before 2.017, as used in AMaViS, SpamAssassin, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a crafted zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635	CVE
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638	CVE	Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html	CVE
http://osvdb.org/55041	CVE
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273141	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504386	CVE	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35422	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35689	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35876	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51062	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1/	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00607.html	CVE
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35307	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635	[email protected]
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638	[email protected]	Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://osvdb.org/55041	[email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273141	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504386	[email protected]	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35422	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35689	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35876	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51062	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1/	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00607.html	[email protected]
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35307	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
paul marquess compress-raw-zlib perl module	<= 2.015 2.001 2.002 2.003 2.004
CPE cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.001:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.002:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.003:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.004:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.005:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.006:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.008:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.009:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.010:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.011:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.012:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.014:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

paul marquess compress-raw-zlib perl module

<= 2.015

2.001

2.002

2.003

2.004

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:paul_marquess:compress-raw-zlib_perl_module:2.014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]