CVE-2009-3930 describes multiple integer overflows in Christos Zoulas's 'file' utility, versions prior to 5.02. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted compound document (CDF) file, leading to a buffer overflow with unspecified but potentially severe consequences. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.