CVE-2009-0912
N/A
Published: March 16, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorLinuxMulti Network FirewallLinux Corporate Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:072VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0688VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49220Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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