CVE-2009-2286 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-07-01

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 12.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2282	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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James Ashton Compface

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-01T12:26:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:44:55.900Z

Reserved: 2009-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2286

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-01T13:00:01.780

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2286

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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