CVE-2009-2285 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.95% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibTIFF - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow | 2009-11-12 |
| exploit-db | LibTIFF 3.8.2 - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow | 2009-05-21 |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35866
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35883
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39135
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
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