CVE-2009-5042

Publication date 31 October 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python-docutils	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.1 · Critical

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.1 · Critical
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5042

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