7.8

CVE-2009-1270: canonical ubuntu_linux Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1270
Published 08-04-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1270 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Infinite Loop vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

Timeline

  1. 08-04-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libclamav/untar.c in ClamAV before 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TAR file that causes (1) clamd and (2) clamscan to hang.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.07% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
5.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Clamav1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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