CVE-2009-1391

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

7.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

Published

2009-06-16

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33032

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/35422
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35307
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry