CVE-2009-3994

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetUID function in src-IL/src/il_dicom.c in DevIL 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DICOM file.

Affected products

Denton Woods Devil: 1.7.8

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033806.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033809.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37507
http://secunia.com/advisories/37955
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-51/
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2908728&group_id=4470&atid=304470
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=4470&atid=304470&file_id=353841&aid=2908728
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508217/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37207
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54547
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033806.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033809.html

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