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TI-2009-00866 Aliases CVE-2009-0912GHSA-45w4-h5x7-85w7

perl-MDK-Common 1.1.11 and 1.1.24, 1.2.9 through 1.2.14, and possibly other versions, in…

Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mandriva:multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008.1VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2008.1VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2009.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2009.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMandriva
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMandriva
  • cpe:2.3:a:mandriva:multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.1 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2008.1:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.1 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:3.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMandriva
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandriva:linux_corporate_server:4.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mandriva

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0912
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45w4-h5x7-85w7

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2011-01885 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in FFmpeg 0.4.x through 0.6.x, as used in MPlayer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-03008 The audit system in Linux kernel 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.13.4, when… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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