CVE-2009-5078

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

2.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 82.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2011-06-30 15:26Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 07:24Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2011-06-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-254

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d704ff6dded2b8a8d908cfd8a3a566e1f41779dcb2c9f156cd26bd5f0f918164

• openwall.com[oss-security] 20090809 CVE id request: groff (pdfroff)http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20090810 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff)http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com36381http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• ftp.gnu.orgftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gzx_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031x_refsource_CONFIRM