4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1884
Apache Compress-Raw-Bzip2 Off-by-One Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1884 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 Perl perl
1 Bzip compress-raw-bzip2

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1884 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1884 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36386
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36415
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36082
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281955
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518278
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00982.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00999.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-1884 perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2: Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function - DoS (crash) Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1884 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391. CVE-2009-1884 perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2: Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function - DoS (crash)
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1884 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52628 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52628 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.26 }} -0.03%

score

0.64835

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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