Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2009-0537
Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
4.9
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:3.59%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | interix | 6.0 |
| openbsd | openbsd | 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.592%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-02-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-03-09T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-03-04 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T04:40:03 |
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