CVE-2009-1427

Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors related to the ttrace system call.

Published: 2009-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1427 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1427

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 0.09% 0.53% +0.44%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1427

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1427

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1427

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp hpux b.11.31 cpe:2.3:a:hp:hpux:b.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1427

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