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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-2850: CDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-2850: CDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/18/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in NASA Common Data Format (CDF) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using (1) an array index error in the ReadAEDRList64 function, and other errors in the (2) SearchForRecord_r_64, (3) LastRecord64, (4) CDFsel64, and other unspecified functions.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sci-libs-cdf

References

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