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CVE-2009-2850

N/A

Published: August 18, 2009 at 08:41 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorCommon Data Format

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Common Data Format · Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

95%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/CDF_v330.html

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/CDF_changesnote2.html

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/CDF_v330.html

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/3

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505123/30/0/threaded

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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