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CVE-2009-2483

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-07-16 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

libprop/prop_object.c in proplib in NetBSD 4.0 and 4.0.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a malformed externalized plist (XML form) containing an undefined element.

Affected products

• Netbsd: 4.0, 4.0.1

References

• http://osvdb.org/55285
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35556
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35466
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022431
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51311
• http://osvdb.org/55285
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35556
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35466
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022431
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51311

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