CVE-2009-2946

Eval injection vulnerability in scripts/uscan.pl before Rev 1984 in devscripts allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via crafted pathnames on distribution servers for upstream source code used in Debian GNU/Linux packages.

Published: 2009-09-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2946 is rated Moderate Risk (62.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2946

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 2026-01-24 0.88% 0.78% -0.10%
2 2025-03-30 2.17% 0.88% -1.29%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2946

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-2009-2946

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2946

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2009-2946 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (devscripts), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2946
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2946 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (devscripts), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2946

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2946

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
devscripts_devel_team devscripts — cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2946

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