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CVE-2009-0663

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0663 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DBD::Pg module 1.49 for Perl, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution in applications using its getline and pg_getline functions. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.49CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cmu:dbd\:\:pg:1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0435 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: perl-DBD-Pg-0:1.49-2.el5_3.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0663Moderate

perl-DBD-Pg: pg_getline buffer overflow

Apr 28, 2009

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/34909
secunia.com / advisories/35058
secunia.com / advisories/35685
security.debian.org / pool/updates/main/libd/libdbd-pg-perl/libdbd-pg-perl_1.49-2+etch1.diff.gz
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50467
launchpad.net / bugs/cve/2009-0663
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9499
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1780
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0479.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html
securityfocus.com / bid/34755