CVE-2009-1391

Published Jun 16, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-794-1 Perl vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:13 AM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 16, 2009, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM