Description
Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.
Published: 2009-03-09
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: 7.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0541 Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.
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Microsoft Interix
Openbsd Openbsd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:03.697Z

Reserved: 2009-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0537

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-09T21:30:00.203

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0537

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