Buffer overflow in Barnowl
CVE-2009-0363
Multiple buffer overflows in (a) BarnOwl before 1.0.5 and (b) owl 2.1.11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) a crafted zcrypt message, related to zcrypt.c; (2) a reply command on a message with a Zephyr Cc: list, related to zwrite.c; and unspecified other use of the products.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Barnowl — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- Ktools Owl — versions 2.1.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/barnowl-1.0.5-announce (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/owl/+bug/329165
- www.mail-archive.com/debian-testing-security-announce@lists.debian.org/msg00173… (mailing-list)
- bugs.debian.org/515118
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48824 (vdb-entry)
- barnowl.mit.edu/browser/ChangeLog (Vendor Advisory)