What is CVE-2009-5041?

CVE-2009-5041 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Overkill, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2009-5041?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Debian Overkill

CVE-2009-5041

overkill has buffer overflow via long player names that can corrupt data on the server machine

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Debian Overkill
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-5041?: CVE-2009-5041 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Overkill, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2009-5041?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.