CVE-2009-2285

N/A Unknown
Published: July 01, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35695
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35716
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35866
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35883
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35912
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36194
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36831
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39135
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/23/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1637
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2727
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/380149
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10145
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7049
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/797-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00142.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00161.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00230.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00655.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00714.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35912
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/23/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/+bug/380149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/797-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00142.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00161.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00230.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00655.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00714.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

82 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.8%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

libtiff

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