CVE-2009-3994
Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetUID function in src-IL/src/il_dicom.c in DevIL 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetUID function in src-IL/src/il_dicom.c in DevIL 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-12-08 17:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-11-19
- Assigning CNA
- flexera
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 503d3cff6775309ae50c00e7da62928aafb071e6dda4927d6b1ce644c6677219
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2009-13255http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033809.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2009-13219http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033806.html
- www.securityfocus.com20091204 Secunia Research: DevIL DICOM "GetUID()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508217/100/0/threaded
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-51/
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=4470&atid=304470&file_id=353841&aid=2908728
- secunia.com37955http://secunia.com/advisories/37955
- secunia.com37507http://secunia.com/advisories/37507
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdevil-getuid-bo(54547)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54547
- www.securityfocus.com37207http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37207
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2908728&group_id=4470&atid=304470
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- devil Fixed in 1.7.8-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- devil Fixed in 1.7.8-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- devil Fixed in 1.7.8-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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