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    CVE-2009-2175

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the flattenIncrementally function in flatten.c in xcftools 1.0.4, as reachable from the (1) xcf2pnm and (2) xcf2png utilities, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image that causes a conversion to a location "above or to the left of the canvas." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    Published:Jun 23, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 23, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.03194
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Henning Makholm
    Product
    Xcftools

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High