CVE-2009-0663

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DBD::Pg (aka DBD-Pg or libdbd-pg-perl) module 1.49 for Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified input to an application that uses the getline and pg_getline functions to read database rows.

Published: 2009-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0663 is rated High Risk (66.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.90%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0663

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 2025-12-28 2.70% 6.90% +4.20%
2 2025-12-27 6.90% 2.70% -4.20%
3 2025-10-28 — 6.90% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0663

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-2009-0663

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0663

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2009-0663 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libdbd-pg-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0663
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0663
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0663 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libdbd-pg-perl), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0663

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0663

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cmu dbd::pg 1.49 cpe:2.3:a:cmu:dbd\:\:pg:1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0663

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