Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1515
CVE-2009-1515
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compound document file, as demonstrated by a .msi, .doc, or .mpp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
2= 5.00+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 5.00
- cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34745nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/34881nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.01.tar.gznvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2009/000379.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/54100nvd
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