CVE-2009-0757 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in GNU MPFR 2.4.0, specifically within the mpfr_snprintf and mpfr_vsnprintf functions. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) due to the affected software's inability to properly handle oversized input. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating easy exploitation and potential for significant impact on system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mpfr:gnu_mpfr:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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.