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CVE-2009-3994

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3994 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the GetUID function of DevIL 1.7.8, specifically within the src-IL/src/il_dicom.c file, affecting the denton_woods devil product. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:denton_woods:devil:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0703 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3994Moderate

DevIL: Insufficient input sanitation by processing DICOM images

Dec 9, 2009

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033806.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033809.html
secunia.com / advisories/37507
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37955
secunia.com / secunia_research/2009-51
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54547
sourceforge.net / tracker/download.php
Patch
sourceforge.net / tracker
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508217/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37207