PT-2009-6194 · Devil · Devil

Stefan Cornelius · Published 2009-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-3994

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DevIL version 1.7.8

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetUID function, located in the src-IL/src/il dicom.c file. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code. The attack vector is a crafted DICOM file.

Recommendations For DevIL version 1.7.8, consider avoiding the use of the GetUID function until a patch is available, or refrain from processing crafted DICOM files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3994

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10314-1

Affected Products

Devil

References · 14

• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-51 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033806.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3994 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033809.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3994 · Security Note
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=4470&atid=304470&file_id=353841&aid=2908728 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37507 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54547 · Note
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2908728&group_id=4470&atid=304470 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/508217/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37955 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/37207 · Note