CVE-2009-2950

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in filter.vcl/lgif/decode.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, related to LZW decompression.

Published: 2010-02-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2950 is rated High Risk (70.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.41%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2950

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-24 13.30% 13.41% +0.11%
2 2026-06-15 22.82% 13.30% -9.52%
3 2026-05-01 — 22.82% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2950

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2950

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2950

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-2950: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-19), 4 atom(s) (app-office/libreoffice, app-office/libreoffice-bin, app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2950
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2950
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2950 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openoffice.org), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2950

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2950

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache openoffice < 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 9.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 9.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2950

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00005.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38567 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38568 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38695 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38921 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41818 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60799 Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023591 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1995 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:221 Broken Link
http://www.openoffice.org/security/bulletin.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2950.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0101.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38218 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-903-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-287A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0366 Broken Link Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0635 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2905 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527512 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56238 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11050 Tool Signature
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