CVE-2009-3476 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed URLs in OpenSAML and XMLTooling libraries.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-3476?

CVE-2009-3476 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in OpenSAML before 1.1.3 as used in Internet2 Shibboleth Service Provider software 1.3.x before 1.3.4, and XMLTooling before 1.2.2 as used in Internet2 Shibboleth Service Provider software 2.x before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed encoded URL.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3476?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Internet2 Opensaml, Internet2 Shibboleth-Sp, Internet2 Xmltooling.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3476?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-3476 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3476, GHSA-hvmf-6hr8-vcpv.

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