6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0163
CUPS TIFF Image Decoder Integer Overflow
Description

Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

April 23, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0163 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple cups
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0163.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34481 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34722 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34747 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34756 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34852 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34481 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34722 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34747 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34756 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34852 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0163 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0163 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34481
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34722
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34747
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34756
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34852
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
    Added Reference http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
    Added Reference http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11546 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0163 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0163 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.70 }} -0.35%

score

0.89473

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability