HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2009-0115
HIGH

CVE-2009-0115

CWE-732Published: March 30, 2009· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating systems, uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (aka /var/run/multipathd.sock), which allows local users to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2009-0115 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

avaya3 product(s)
intuity audix lxmessage networkingmessaging storage server
christophe.varoqui1 product(s)
multipath-tools
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
Juniper Networks1 product(s)
ctpview
novell1 product(s)
open enterprise server
openSUSE1 product(s)
opensuse
SUSE2 product(s)
linux enterprise desktoplinux enterprise server
Source: NVD CPE · 17 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
ADVISORYhttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
ADVISORYhttp://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34418
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34642
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34694
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34710
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34759
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
ADVISORYhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htm
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767
ADVISORYhttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
ADVISORYhttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
ADVISORYhttp://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34418
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34642
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34694
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34710
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34759
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
ADVISORYhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htm
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767

All References (38)

→
http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xmlBroken Link · Exploit
→
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691Third Party Advisory
→
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
→
http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlMailing List
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlMailing List
→
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34694Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34710Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34759Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Broken Link · Vendor Advisory
→
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htmThird Party Advisory
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2009-0115
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-732
CISA KEVNo
Affected8 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 30, 2009

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2009-0115 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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