CVE-2009-2286 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.09% — more likely to be exploited than 87% 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 |
|---|---|
| james ashton | compface |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Compface 1.1.5 - '.xbm' Local Buffer Overflow | 2009-07-30 |
| exploit-db | Compface 1.5.2 - '.xbm' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-06-17 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534973
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/03/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35863
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