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CVE-2009-4014

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4014 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in Lintian versions 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2. These flaws, found in check scripts and the Lintian::Schedule module, could allow remote attackers to achieve an unspecified impact. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, 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
1.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.23.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.23.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.23.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.23.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0306 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Vendor Patches (1)

debianvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

git.debian.org
git.debian.org
packages.debian.org / changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog
packages.qa.debian.org / l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html
secunia.com / advisories/38375
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38379
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-1979
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/37975
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-891-1