CVE-2009-2643

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller in the Attachment Service component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software 4.1.3 through 5.0 and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pdf file attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3246 and CVE-2009-0219.

Published: 2009-07-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2643 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.05%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2643

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 6.93% 5.05% -1.88%
2 2025-05-24 5.45% 6.93% +1.47%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.45% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2643

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2643

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2643

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.6:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_professional_software 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_professional_software:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2643

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