The policy definition evaluator in Condor before 7.4.2 does not properly handle attributes in a WANT_SUSPEND policy that evaluate to an UNDEFINED state, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (condor_startd exit) via a crafted job.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-5136 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.30% 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 | 0.62% | 1.93% | +1.30% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.69% | 0.62% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2009-5136 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (condor), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5136 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-5136 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (condor), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 3, DNE 1, ignored 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-5136 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| condor_project | condor | <= 7.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| condor_project | condor | 7.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:condor_project:condor:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.1.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.1.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |