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medium 4.3

CVE-2009-2286 json

Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in…

published 2009-07-01 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2282

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file. NOTE: this issue only affects compface on distributions that used a certain patch.

Patch / fix

  • libcompface Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.5.2-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2286

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8982)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9302 Compface 1.1.5 - '.xbm' Local Buffer Overflow local, 2009-07-30
  • EDB-8982 Compface 1.5.2 - '.xbm' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-06-17

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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