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CVE-2009-0912

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-0912
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.38%
Linux

Original NVD Description

perl-MDK-Common 1.1.11 and 1.1.24, 1.2.9 through 1.2.14, and possibly other versions, in Mandriva Linux does not properly handle strings when writing them to configuration files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via "special characters" in unspecified vectors.