CVE-2009-1391
N/A
Published: June 16, 2009 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCompress Raw Zlib Perl Module
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Remediation
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References (18)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33635x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35422Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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