Is CVE-2009-4362 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4362 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4362?

CVE-2009-4362 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-4362

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in qosmod in IBM AIX 6.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly gain privileges via long string arguments. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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-119
EPSS score: 0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4330)
Published: December 21, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4330 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / aix

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37833(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ66918(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ66967(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37412
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3600(Vendor Advisory)

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

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