CVE-2009-1577

cscope < 15.6 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Long Function Name or Symbol

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the putstring function in find.c in Cscope before 15.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) function name or (2) symbol in a source-code file.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9837
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50366
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189666
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/10

Scores

EPSS 0.0750
EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
cscope/cscope 13.0
cscope/cscope 15.0bl2
cscope/cscope 15.1
cscope/cscope 15.3
cscope/cscope 15.4
cscope/cscope < 15.5
Published May 07, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026