CVE-2009-0537 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the fts_build function within libc, affecting OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier, and Microsoft Interix 6.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a deeply nested directory structure to utilities like du or rm. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it indicates a low-complexity local attack leading to complete system availability loss. While an exploit is available on ExploitDB, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:interix:6.0:*:10.0.6030.0:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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