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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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-794-1 | Perl vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.381Z
Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1391
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-06-16T23:30:00.203
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1391
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN