PT-2009-3906 · Unknown · Compress::Raw::Zlib

Leo Bergolth · Published 2009-06-16 · Updated 2018-10-03 · CVE-2009-1391

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Compress::Raw::Zlib versions prior to 2.017

Description The issue is related to an off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a hang or crash. This is achieved through a crafted zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. The issue has been exploited in the wild, for example, by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.017, update to version 2.017 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the inflate function in Zlib.xs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1391

Affected Products

Compress::Raw::Zlib

References · 24

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/35307 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.virus.amavis.user/33638 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504386 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33032 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1571 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/794-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1391 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:157 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-07.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1391 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00607.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35422 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory