CVE-2009-2286

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Published Jul 1, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.085% probability within 30 days)

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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Subscriptions

James Ashton Compface

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 1, 2009, 12:26 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:44 AM
Reserved: Jul 1, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 1, 2009, 1:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

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