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    CVE-2009-2286

    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.

    Published:Jul 1, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 1, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.12093
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    James Ashton
    Product
    Compface

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8982https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9302

    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