Is CVE-2009-3289 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3289 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3289?

CVE-2009-3289 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3289

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3271)
Published: September 22, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3271 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnome / glib
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / suse linux enterprise server

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8(Mailing List)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001(Permissions Required)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406(Exploit, Issue Tracking)

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

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