{
    "id": "CVE-2009-2285",
    "published": "2009-07-01 13:00:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:09:08",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.08950",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95083",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "libtiff",
            "product": "libtiff"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "10205",
            "title": "LibTIFF - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow",
            "date": "2009-11-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10205"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "33049",
            "title": "LibTIFF 3.8.2 - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow",
            "date": "2009-05-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33049"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835",
        "http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1"
    ]
}