CVE-2009-0912

perl-MDK-Common 1.1.11 and 1.1.24, 1.2.9 through 1.2.14, and possibly other versions, in Mandriva Linux does not properly handle strings when writing them to configuration files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via "special characters" in unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-03-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0912 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0912

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 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.06% -0.89%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0912

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0912

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0912

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mandriva multi_network_firewall 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mandriva:multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2008.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2008.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2008.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2008.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2009.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux 2009.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux_corporate_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux_corporate_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux_corporate_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandriva linux_corporate_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0912

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