Vulnerability CVE-2009-2286
Published: 2009-07-01   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
James ashton -> Compface 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973
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