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CVE-2009-2286 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file. NOTE: this issue only affects compface on distributions that used a certain patch.

Metrics

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
james ashton compface
<= 1.5.2
1.4
1.5
1.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2286
NVD Published Date:
Jul 1, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-2286 Details - Not Deferred