CVE-2009-1515

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    CVE-2009-1515

    Published: 4 May 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34881, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:129, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34745, ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.01.tar.gz, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515603, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525820, http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2009/000379.html, http://www.osvdb.org/54100

    Affected packages

    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