cscope: multiple buffer overflows
Published May 5, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.77%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cscope-0:15.5-16.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cscope-0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cscope-0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1102
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cscope-0:15.5-16.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cscope-0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cscope-0:15.5-15.1.el5_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1102 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06765) | 93.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06765) | 93.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 19.18% (0.19176) | 95.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.75% (0.10753) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.51% (0.24514) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.75% (0.10753) | 92.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 81.62% (0.81624) | 98.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 55.42% (0.55424) | 97.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 59.22% (0.59217) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 51.74% (0.51740) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 43.99% (0.43990) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 41.43% (0.41430) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 39.60% (0.39601) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0148 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490667 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0148
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