Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors involving (1) check scripts and (2) the Lintian::Schedule module.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4014 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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 | 2.04% | 3.06% | +1.02% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.45% | 2.04% | -1.41% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.45% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
medium | CVE-2009-4014 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lintian), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4014 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2009-4014 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lintian), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 6. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4014 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | lintian | 1.23.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.8 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.9 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.11 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.12 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.13 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.14 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.15 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.16 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.17 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.18 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.19 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.20 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.22 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.23 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.24 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.25 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.26 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.27 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.23.28 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.24.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.24.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.24.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 1.24.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.24.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.0-rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.0-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.0-rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.0-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.8 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.13 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.14 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.15 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.16 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.2.18 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | lintian | 2.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |