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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2009-1807

Baofeng products

Baofeng / Baofeng products

Severity
CVSS 9.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
7.5%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2009-1807 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Baofeng Baofeng products. Unspecified vulnerability in Config.dll in Baofeng products 3.09.04.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Baofeng / Baofeng products.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Baofeng products

Unspecified vulnerability in Config.dll in Baofeng products 3.09.04.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the SetAttributeValue method, as exploited in the wild in April and May 2009.

Published
28 May 2009
Exploitation Reported
28 May 2009
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Privileges
None
User interaction

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1807
  • ADV-2009-1392 vupen.com · VDB Entry http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1392
  • cisrt.org/enblog/read.php cisrt.org · CVE Record http://www.cisrt.org/enblog/read.php?245

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 28 May 2009

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CVE First 2009-05-28 20:14 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

7.5%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2009-1807",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.07531,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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