PT-2009-3024 · Barnowl+1 · Barnowl+1

Anders Kaseorg + 1 · Published 2009-02-17 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2009-0363

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BarnOwl versions prior to 1.0.5 owl version 2.1.11

Description The issue involves multiple buffer overflows that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved through various vectors, including a crafted zcrypt message related to zcrypt.c, and a reply command on a message with a Zephyr Cc: list, related to zwrite.c.

Recommendations For BarnOwl versions prior to 1.0.5, update to version 1.0.5 or later to resolve the issue. For owl version 2.1.11, update to a version later than 2.1.11 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0363

DTSA-197-1

Affected Products

Barnowl

Owl

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0363 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0363 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0363 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0363 · Vendor Advisory
• http://barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/barnowl-1.0.5-announce · Vendor Advisory
• http://barnowl.mit.edu/browser/ChangeLog · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/515118 · Note
• http://mail-archive.com/debian-testing-security-announce%40lists.debian.org/msg00173.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48824 · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/owl/+bug/329165 · Note