CVE-2009-3999

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in goform/formExportDataLogs in HP Power Manager before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fileName parameter.

Published: 2010-01-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3999 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 60.84%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3999

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18015 exploit_db edb 2011-10-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3999

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 2026-05-08 71.66% 60.84% -10.81%
2 2026-03-25 70.59% 71.66% +1.06%
3 2025-10-08 70.59%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3999

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3999

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3999

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp power_manager <= 4.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:power_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp power_manager 4.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:power_manager:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp power_manager 4.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:power_manager:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3999

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