Is CVE-2009-4274 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-4274 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-4274?

CVE-2009-4274 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-4274?

CVE-2009-4274 has an EPSS score of 4.22% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4274?

Upgrade netpbm-free on debian 11 to 2:10.0-12.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-4274

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in converter/ppm/xpmtoppm.c in netpbm before 10.47.07 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an XPM image file that contains a crafted header field associated with a large color index value.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

netpbm-freeDebian

Fixed in:2:10.0-12.2CVE-2009-4274

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

4.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vupen.com

Other references13

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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