CVE-2009-4013

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 6%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
92.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 2, 2010

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

anonscm

http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/38379
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/38375
generic

Debian Package Tracker

http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html
generic

anonscm

http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA-1979-1] New lintian packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulintian (1.24.3ubuntu0.1) @ intrepid2026-05-20ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2009-4013?
CVE-2009-4013 is a critical vulnerability published on February 2, 2010. Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control…
When was CVE-2009-4013 disclosed?
CVE-2009-4013 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 2, 2010, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2009-4013 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-4013 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2009-4013?
CVE-2009-4013 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2009-4013?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-4013, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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