CVE-2009-0367 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Python AI module in Wesnoth 1.4.x and 1.5 before 1.5.11 allows remote attackers to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code by using a whitelisted module that imports an unsafe module, then using a hierarchical module name to access the unsafe module through the whitelisted module.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.94% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wesnoth | wesnoth |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wesnoth 1.x - PythonAI Remote Code Execution | 2009-02-25 |
References
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0367
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34236
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1737
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0595
- http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24247
- http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24340
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49058
- https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?13048
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/335089
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/336396
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0367
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.4.7-4/changelog
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/wesnoth/wesnoth_1.5.12-1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34236
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