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CVE-2009-1490

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 12.61%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-05-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. Its EPSS score suggests a 12.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-1490
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
12.61%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.13.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X- header, as demonstrated by an X-Testing header.