CVE-2009-0757

Published: Mar 3, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in GNU MPFR 2.4.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) mpfr_snprintf and (2) mpfr_vsnprintf functions.

Affected (1)

Products: Mpfr: Gnu Mpfr

Mpfr

1 product

Gnu Mpfr

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mpfr Gnu Mpfr	Version 2.4.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (12)

http://mpfr.loria.fr/mpfr-2.4.1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34204

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35028

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33945

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-772-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mpfr.loria.fr/mpfr-2.4.1/