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CVE-2009-0585

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Description

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9599

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49273

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-737-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0344.html

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:081

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1748

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-088.htm

http://secunia.com/advisories/35065

http://secunia.com/advisories/34401

http://secunia.com/advisories/34337

http://secunia.com/advisories/34310

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2

http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/libsoup-CVE-2009-0585.diff

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-14

Updated: 2025-04-09

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: 0.0241

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