CVE-2009-0967

Exp

The FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a large number of SMNT commands without an argument.

Published: 2009-03-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0967 is rated High Exploit Risk (63/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.26%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0967

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8212 exploit_db edb 2009-03-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0967

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 2026-05-09 4.78% 5.26% +0.48%
2 2026-03-19 4.43% 4.78% +0.35%
3 2026-01-02 4.43%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0967

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0967

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0967

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0967

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