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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1577 · published 7 May 2009

CVE-2009-1577: Cscope memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Cscope · Cscope

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the putstring function in find.c in Cscope before 15.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) function name or (2) symbol in a source-code file.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.5% · top 5.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
26References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the putstring function in find.c in Cscope before 15.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) function name or (2) symbol in a source-code file.

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://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19 Patch
http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?view=log#rev1.19
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/cscope/devel/cscope-15.5-putstring-overflow.patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189666 ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499174 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50366
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9837
http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19 Patch
http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?view=log#rev1.19
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/cscope/devel/cscope-15.5-putstring-overflow.patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35213
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189666 ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499174 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50366
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9837

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1577), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.