Is CVE-2009-1270 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1270 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1270?

CVE-2009-1270 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-1270

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD

libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-835
EPSS score: 5.1% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1269)
Published: April 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1269 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
clamav / clamav
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/53461(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34716(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1771(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:097(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34357(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-754-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0934(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49846(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1462(Broken Link, Issue Tracking)

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

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