Is CVE-2009-2549 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2009-2549 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2009-2549 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2009-2549 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2009-2549?

CVE-2009-2549 has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2009-2549

CWE-119Published: July 20, 2009· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

5.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Armed Assault (aka ArmA) 1.14 and earlier, and 1.16 beta, and Armed Assault II 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a join packet with a final field whose value is (1) 0, which triggers a server crash related to memory allocation, or (2) 1, which triggers CPU/memory consumption and a NULL pointer dereference.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2009-2549 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

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

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.