CVE-2009-2175 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the flattenIncrementally function of xcftools 1.0.4, affecting utilities like xcf2pnm and xcf2png. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted image that triggers an out-of-bounds conversion. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, primarily leading to availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion, with only one mention found.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:henning_makholm:xcftools:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.