Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 26CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in compface 1.5.2 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long declaration in a .xbm file. NOTE: this issue only affects compface on distributions that used a certain patch.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03085 87th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | James Ashton |
| cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | James Ashton |
| cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | James Ashton |
| cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | James Ashton |
- cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·James Ashton
- cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·James Ashton
- cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·James Ashton
- cpe:2.3:a:james_ashton:compface:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·James Ashton
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6crq-w9mv-v5mf
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-2286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6crq-w9mv-v5mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences