CVE-2009-2175
CVE-2009-2175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Henning Makholm Xcftools with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Henning Makholm Xcftools
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the flattenIncrementally function in flatten.c in xcftools 1.0.4, as reachable from the (1) xcf2pnm and (2) xcf2png utilities, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image that causes a conversion to a location "above or to the left of the canvas." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2175?
- Stack-based buffer overflow in the flattenIncrementally function in flatten.c in xcftools 1.0.4, as reachable from the (1) xcf2pnm and (2) xcf2png utilities, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image that causes a conversion to a location "above or to the left of the canvas." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- How severe is CVE-2009-2175?
- CVE-2009-2175 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2009-2175 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2009-2175?
- CVE-2009-2175 affects Henning Makholm Xcftools. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2009-2175?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2009-2175 published?
- CVE-2009-2175 was published on 2009-06-23 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533361
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050526.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050542.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050562.html
- http://osvdb.org/55187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43883
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1638
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:henning_makholm:xcftools:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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