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CVE-2009-4020

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.95%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-4020
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.95%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.