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CVE-2009-0436
The (1) mod_ibm_ssl and (2) mod_cgid modules in IBM HTTP Server 6.0.x before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, as used in WebSphere…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.37%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 68% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The (1) mod_ibm_ssl and (2) mod_cgid modules in IBM HTTP Server 6.0.x before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, as used in WebSphere Application Server (WAS), set incorrect permissions for AF_UNIX sockets, which has unknown impact and local attack vectors.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 68% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References7
- websphere-http-afunix-incorrect-permissions(48526) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- PK66154 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33700 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27008517 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007033 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-0440 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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