Is CVE-2009-1186 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1186 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1186?

CVE-2009-1186 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2009-1186

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via vectors that trigger a call with crafted arguments.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
EPSS score: 0.5% (46th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1186)
Published: April 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1186 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
udev project / udev

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=662c3110803bd8c1aedacc36788e6fd028944314
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801(Not Applicable)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399(Third Party Advisory)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063(Broken Link)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34539(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022068(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053(Permissions Required)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495052(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1186(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

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

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