CVE-2009-0537
Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.
- EPSS
- 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:interix
- openbsd:openbsd
References
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/60
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/fts.c
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/fts.c.diff?r1=1.41%3Br2=1.42%3Bf=h
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34008