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CVE-2009-2950 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00005.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023591 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1995 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221 Broken Link 
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2950.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0101.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38218 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-903-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366 Broken Link  Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0635 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905 Broken Link 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527512 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56238 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11050 Tool Signature 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2950
NVD Published Date:
02/16/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/07/2022
Source:
MITRE