Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3617 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.89%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 14.03% | 4.89% | -9.14% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 28.75% | 14.03% | -14.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 28.75% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2009-3617 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (aria2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3617 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2009-3617: 1 GLSA(s) (201001-06), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/aria2); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-3617 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3617 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-3617 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (aria2), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3617 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | <= 1.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.11.3 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.11.4 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.11.5 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.12.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.0\+1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.1\+1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.13.2\+1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.2\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.14.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.14.0\+1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.14.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.1\+1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.1\+2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.15.3 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.16.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.16.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 0.16.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tatsuhiro_tsujikawa | aria2 | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |