CVE-2010-0409 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in GMime allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via crafted uuencode input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0409?
CVE-2010-0409 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the GMIME_UUENCODE_LEN macro in gmime/gmime-encodings.h in GMime before 2.4.15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via input data for a uuencode operation.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0409?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Gmime.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0409?
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-2010-0409 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0409 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-2082-1, GHSA-vc3f-f54f-2jfx.