VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-5042
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 1.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Affected
- python-docutils project/python-docutils · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5042Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5042Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.