CVE-2009-5136

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.

Published: 2013-10-11 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5136

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-5136

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-5136

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-5136

vendor priority summary link
debian 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 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-5136

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