CVE-2009-4015

Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filename arguments.

Published: 2010-02-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4015 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4015

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 2026-06-29 4.00% 3.90% -0.11%
2 2026-06-15 1.16% 4.00% +2.85%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.16% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4015

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4015

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4015

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2009-4015 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-2009-4015
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-4015 medium 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-2009-4015

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4015

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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4015

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