CVE-2009-0363

critical

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in (a) BarnOwl before 1.0.5 and (b) owl 2.1.11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) a crafted zcrypt message, related to zcrypt.c; (2) a reply command on a message with a Zephyr Cc: list, related to zwrite.c; and unspecified other use of the products.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48824

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/owl/+bug/329165

http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-testing-security-announce%40lists.debian.org/msg00173.html

http://bugs.debian.org/515118

http://barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/barnowl-1.0.5-announce

http://barnowl.mit.edu/browser/ChangeLog

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-02-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04323