CVE-2009-1476

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in lib/load_http.c in ippool in Darren Reed IPFilter (aka IP Filter) 4.1.31 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a long hostname in a URL.

Affected products

Darren Reed Ipfilter: 4.1.31

References

http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/dist/ipf/lib/load_http.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/dist/ipf/lib/load_http.c.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&f=h
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/62
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35076
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022272
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50716
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/dist/ipf/lib/load_http.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/dist/ipf/lib/load_http.c.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&f=h
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/62
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35076
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022272
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50716

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