Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to…

published 2009-05-04 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1512

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.7%; EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 0; none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compound document file, as demonstrated by a .msi, .doc, or .mpp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Patch / fix

distros 1

file Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.02-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1515

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1515 updated 2025-11-21

file: heap-based buffer overflow in cdf_read_sat()

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34745 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

securityfocus.com /bid/34745
vdb-entry, exploit
mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:129
vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/34881
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515603
mx.gw.com /pipermail/file/2009/000379.html
mailing-list
bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525820
osvdb.org /54100
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-1515
NVD CVE-2009-1515

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Summary