CVE-2009-0241

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the process_path function in gmetad/server.c in Ganglia 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request to the gmetad service with a long pathname.

Published: 2009-01-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0241 is rated High Exploit Risk (72/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.35%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0241

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32726 exploit_db edb 2009-01-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0241

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 13.32% 5.35% -7.97%
2 2026-03-13 12.05% 13.32% +1.27%
3 2026-01-10 — 12.05% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0241

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0241

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0241

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2009-0241: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-22), 1 atom(s) (sys-cluster/ganglia); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0241
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0241
ubuntu low CVE-2009-0241 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (ganglia, ganglia-monitor-core), 22 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 10, ignored 5, not-affected 5, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0241

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2009-0241

  • Red Hat (2009-01-23T00:00:00)

    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0241 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update of Red Hat HPC Solution may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0241

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ganglia ganglia 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ganglia:ganglia:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0241

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