Is CVE-2009-0912 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0912 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0912?

CVE-2009-0912 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0912

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

perl-MDK-Common 1.1.11 and 1.1.24, 1.2.9 through 1.2.14, and possibly other versions, in Mandriva Linux does not properly handle strings when writing them to configuration files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via "special characters" in unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0909)
Published: March 16, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0909 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux
mandriva / linux corporate server
mandriva / linux corporate server
mandriva / linux corporate server
mandriva / linux corporate server
mandriva / multi network firewall

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:072(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34089(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0688(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49220

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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