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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0148 · published 5 May 2009

CVE-2009-0148: Cscope memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Cscope · Cscope

Multiple buffer overflows in Cscope before 15.7a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in input such as (1) source-code tokens and (2) pathnames, related to integer overflows in some cases. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-2541.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.8% · top 6.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
44References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cscope before 15.7a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in input such as (1) source-code tokens and (2) pathnames, related to integer overflows in some cases. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-2541.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34978 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35214 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35462 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=947983 Patch
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=E1LsGx3-00015K-TN%40ddv4jf1.ch3.sourceforge.com&forum_name=csco
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=4664&release_id=679527 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1806
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34805
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022218
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1238 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490667
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9633
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34978 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35214 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35462 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=947983 Patch
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=E1LsGx3-00015K-TN%40ddv4jf1.ch3.sourceforge.com&forum_name=csco
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=4664&release_id=679527 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1806
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34805
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022218
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0148), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.