Is CVE-2009-2459 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-2459 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-2459?

CVE-2009-2459 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-2459?

CVE-2009-2459 has an EPSS score of 2.31% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2459?

Upgrade mimetex on debian 11 to 1.50-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-2459

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.

How to fix

Remediation Available

mimetexDebian

Fixed in:1.50-1.1CVE-2009-2459

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vupen.com

Exploit1

scary.beasts.org

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.