FKIE_CVE-2009-0585

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-03-14 18:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:05
Severity
Summary
Integer overflow in the soup_base64_encode function in soup-misc.c in libsoup 2.x.x before 2.2.x, and 2.x before 2.24, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted to a base64 representation.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/libsoup-CVE-2009-0585.diffPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34310
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34337
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34401
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35065
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-088.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1748
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:081
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0344.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-737-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49273
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9599
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/libsoup-CVE-2009-0585.diffPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34310
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34337
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34401
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-088.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1748
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:081
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0344.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-737-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49273
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9599
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
joe_shaw libsoup 2.1
joe_shaw libsoup 2.23.1
joe_shaw libsoup 2.23.6
joe_shaw libsoup 2.23.91
joe_shaw libsoup 2.23.92
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