CVE-2009-0585

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2009-03-12
CWE:
CWE-190
Bugzilla:
488026: CVE-2009-0585 libsoup: integer overflow in soup_base64_encode()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Integer overflow in the soup_base64_encode function in soup-misc.c in libsoup 2.x.x before 2.2.x, and 2.x before 2.24, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted to a base64 representation.

Find out more about CVE-2009-0585 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RHSA-2009:0344 2009-03-16
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (libsoup) RHSA-2009:0344 2009-03-16

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