CVE-2009-1391

N/A Unknown
Published: June 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs in Compress::Raw::Zlib Perl module before 2.017, as used in AMaViS, SpamAssassin, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a crafted zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/55041
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35422
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35689
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35876
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35307
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273141
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51062
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00607.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/55041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35876
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.4%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

paul_marquess

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