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CVE-2009-0148

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0148 describes multiple buffer overflows in Cscope versions prior to 15.7a, stemming from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying excessively long strings in inputs like source-code tokens or pathnames, sometimes involving integer overflows. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0bl2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.0bl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0677 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: cscope-0:15.5-16.RHEL3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: cscope-0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: cscope-0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0148Moderate

cscope: multiple buffer overflows

Apr 30, 2009

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34978
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35074
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35213
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35214
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35462
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
sourceforge.net / forum/forum.php
Patch
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
Patch
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9633
support.apple.com / kb/HT3549
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1806
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html
securityfocus.com / bid/34805
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1238
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1297
Vendor Advisory