CVE-2009-5136

Description

The policy definition evaluator in Condor before 7.4.2 does not properly handle attributes in a WANT_SUSPEND policy that evaluate to an UNDEFINED state, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (condor_startd exit) via a crafted job.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/tktview?tn=1001
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540545
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0773.html vendor advisory
http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/manual/v7.6/8_5Stable_Release.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-5136?
CVE-2009-5136 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-5136?
To fix CVE-2009-5136, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-5136 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-5136 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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