CVE-2009-2285

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—💥 Exploit
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 4.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.95%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
Published on Exploit-DB · LibTIFF - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow (11/12/2009)
Published on Exploit-DB · LibTIFF 3.8.2 - 'LZWDecodeCompat()' Remote Buffer Underflow (5/21/2009)
Affected technologies (1)

Libtiff — Libtiff
CWEs

CWE-119
References

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