CVE-2009-0219

The PDF distiller in the Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1.3 through 4.1.6, BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4, and BlackBerry Unite! before 1.0.3 bundle 28 performs delete operations on uninitialized pointers, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream in a .pdf file.

Published: 2009-01-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0219 is rated High Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.89%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0219

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 2026-06-15 4.31% 4.89% +0.57%
2 2025-06-12 3.85% 4.31% +0.46%
3 2025-03-30 3.85%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0219

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-2009-0219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_professional_software 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_professional_software:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_unite <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_unite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_unite 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_unite:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_unite 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_unite:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
research_in_motion_limited blackberry_unite 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:research_in_motion_limited:blackberry_unite:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0219

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