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CVE-2009-1586

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1586 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in GrabIt 1.7.2 Beta 3 and earlier, specifically within its NZB importer feature. An attacker can exploit this by crafting an NZB file with a malicious DTD reference in the DOCTYPE element, leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is rated with a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-8637 · May 7, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0962 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.teusink.net / 2009/05/grabit-172-beta-3-nzb-file-parsing.html
osvdb.org / 54205
secunia.com / advisories/34893
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50310
exploit-db.com / exploits/8612
securityfocus.com / archive/1/503184/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/34807
securitytracker.com / id
shemes.com / index.php
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1243
Vendor Advisory