cscope: putstring buffer overflow
Published May 7, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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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
| 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 |
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 | 7.50% (0.07496) | 94.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.50% (0.07496) | 93.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 15.45% (0.15452) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.96% (0.11957) | 93.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.53% (0.09533) | 87.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.96% (0.11957) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 4.32% (0.04316) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04186) | 91.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 4.63% (0.04628) | 91.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.42% (0.05422) | 91.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | 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 (16)
- http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?r1=1.18&r2=1.19 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cscope.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cscope/cscope/src/find.c?view=log#rev1.19 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/cscope/devel/cscope-15.5-putstring-overflow.patch x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35213 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/06/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1577 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189666 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499174 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50366 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1577
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9837 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1577
Change history (0)
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