Multiple buffer overflows in NASA Common Data Format (CDF) allow context-dependent…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- 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
Multiple buffer overflows in NASA Common Data Format (CDF) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using (1) an array index error in the ReadAEDRList64 function, and other errors in the (2) SearchForRecord_r_64, (3) LastRecord64, (4) CDFsel64, and other unspecified functions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0286 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nasa_goddard_space_flight_center:common_data_format:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center |
- cpe:2.3:a:nasa_goddard_space_flight_center:common_data_format:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2850
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpgw-whr6-42cx
References
More Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center Common Data Format vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02000 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Read32s_64 function in src/lib/cdfread64.c in the NASA… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-2850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xpgw-whr6-42cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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