CVE-2009-1515

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1515
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-05-04 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compound document file, as demonstrated by a .msi, .doc, or .mpp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Christos Zoulas File 5.00 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
file 'cdf_read_sat()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
file 5.01 is now available af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mx.gw.com
ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.01.tar.gz af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.astron.com
www.osvdb.org/54100 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
#525820 - /usr/bin/file: Crashes when run on an msi file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
file "cdf_read_sat()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
#515603 - Lenny upgrade of file/ libmagic1 breaks amavisd - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:129 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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