CVE-2009-4006

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the TEA decoding algorithm in RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP server 7.0.0.1, 9.0.0.5, and other versions before 9.1.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hexadecimal string.

Published: 2009-11-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4006 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 77.87%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.84% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2009-4006

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16775 exploit_db edb 2010-03-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4006

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 2026-03-04 76.02% 77.87% +1.84%
2 2026-03-01 77.87% 76.02% -1.84%
3 2026-02-04 77.87%

Full EPSS history (47 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4006

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-2009-4006

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4006

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 8.2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:8.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 9.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:9.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 9.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:9.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 9.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4006

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