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CVE-2009-0544 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in the PyCrypto ARC2 module 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key length.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d1c4875e1f220652fe7ff8358f56dee3b2aba31b CVE, MITRE
http://gitweb2.dlitz.net/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fd73731dfad451a81056fbb01e09aa78ab82eb5d CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34199 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-11.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:049 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:050 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/07/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/5 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33674 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48617 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0544
NVD Published Date:
02/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE