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CVE-2009-1884

UnknownEPSS 2.08%

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CVE-2009-1884 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
2.08%

79.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip2<= 2.017
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.00_10
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.00_12
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.00_14
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.01
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.02
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.03
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.05
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.06
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.08
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.0.09
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.010
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.011
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.012
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.014
BzipCompress-Raw-Bzip22.015

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-1884?
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.
How severe is CVE-2009-1884?
Severity scoring for CVE-2009-1884 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1884?
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Source: NVD / NIST