National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1515
Original release date:05/04/2009
Last revised:06/09/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 34745
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 54100
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:129
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34881
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525820
External Source: MISC
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515603
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.01.tar.gz