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NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","published":"2009-11-20T02:30:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:11:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["apple/cups","apple/mac os x","apple/mac os x server","fedoraproject/fedora","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux","redhat/enterprise linux"],"epss":{"score":0.03913,"percentile":0.90229,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.91%). 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