CVE catalog

CVE-2009-0537

glibc: CVE-2009-0537

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.59% · Oct 25, 2026

Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	glibc	sid	`2.43-7`	not affected
Debian	glibc	forky	`2.43-7`	not affected
Debian	glibc	trixie	`2.41-12+deb13u4`	not affected
Debian	glibc	bookworm	`2.36-9+deb12u14`	not affected
Debian	glibc	bookworm-security	`2.36-9+deb12u7`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	glibc	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	glibc	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	glibc	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	glibc	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[glibc-doc]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[glibc-source]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-dev]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-dev-i386]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (2)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-dev-x32]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (2)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-i386]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (2)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc6-x32]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (2)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc-bin]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc-dev-bin]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc-devtools]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[libc-l10n]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[locales]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[locales-all]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
[nscd]Not affected
Source package: [glibc]
Details (4)
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u14 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm
- 2.36-9+deb12u7 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · glibc · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:29 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0537]

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