Is CVE-2009-2697 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2697 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2697?

CVE-2009-2697 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2697

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2689)
Published: September 4, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2689 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
gnome / gdm
redhat / enterprise linux

References

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

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