CVE-2009-5098 EXPLOIT
5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The LunaSysMgr process in Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier, when not viewing web pages in landscape mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page containing a long string following a refresh tag, which triggers a floating point exception.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.94% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-09-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | palm pre webos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 - Denial of Service | 2009-10-14 |
References
- http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/pre/p100eww/sprint/solutions/article/50607_en.html#12
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36936
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8373
- http://tlhsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/10/palm-pre-webos-version-11-floating.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507126/100/0/threaded
- http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/pre/p100eww/sprint/solutions/article/50607_en.html#12
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36936
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8373
- http://tlhsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/10/palm-pre-webos-version-11-floating.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507126/100/0/threaded
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