CVE-2009-0537

Publication date 9 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
glibc 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

per kees, Ubuntu is not affected