CVE-2009-0537
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 9, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 12, 2009
Description
Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 8163exploit
- 1021818vdb-entry
- 20090304 libc:fts_*():multiple vendors, Denial-of-servicethird-party-advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/fts.c.diff?r1=1.41%3Br2=1.42%3Bf=h
- 34008vdb-entry
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/fts.c
- 20090305 libc:fts_*():multiple vendors, Denial-of-servicemailing-list
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