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CVE-2009-2850
Multiple buffer overflows in NASA Common Data Format (CDF) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated…
High9.3EPSS 2.9%
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Description
Multiple buffer overflows in NASA Common Data Format (CDF) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using (1) an array index error in the ReadAEDRList64 function, and other errors in the (2) SearchForRecord_r_64, (3) LastRecord64, (4) CDFsel64, and other unspecified functions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 20090721 [INFIGO-2009-07-09]: NASA Common Data Format remote buffer overflow(s) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/CDF_changesnote2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/CDF_v330.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090814 CVE request: Common Data Format (CDF) library multiple heap-based buffer overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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