CVE-2009-1648

The YaST2 LDAP module in yast2-ldap-server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (aka SLE11) does not enable the firewall in certain circumstances involving reboots during online updates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access network services.

Published: 2009-07-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1648 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.79%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1648

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 0.46% 1.79% +1.33%
2 2025-03-17 0.45% 0.46% +0.01%
3 2024-12-17 0.45%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1648

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-2009-1648

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1648

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
suse suse_linux 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:11:*:enterprise_desktop:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:11:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1648

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