CVE-2009-0585

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0585
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-14 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the soup_base64_encode function in soup-misc.c in libsoup 2.x.x before 2.2.x, and 2.x before 2.24, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted to a base64 representation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joe Shaw Libsoup 2.1 All All All
Application Joe Shaw Libsoup 2.23.1 All All All
Application Joe Shaw Libsoup 2.23.6 All All All
Application Joe Shaw Libsoup 2.23.91 All All All
Application Joe Shaw Libsoup 2.23.92 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubuntu update for libsoup - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for libsoup - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1748-1 libsoup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
ASA-2009-088 (RHSA-2009-0344) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libsoup "soup_base64_encode()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oCERT archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ocert.org
GNOME glib Base64 Encoding and Decoding Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
oss-security - [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:081 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
ocert.org/patches/2008-015/libsoup-CVE-2009-0585.diff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ocert.org Patch
USN-737-1: libsoup vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2009-0585 MITRE access.redhat.com
488026 – (CVE-2009-0585) CVE-2009-0585 libsoup: integer overflow in soup_base64_encode() MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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