{"cve":"CVE-2009-1046","nvd":{"published":"2009-03-23T16:30:01.577","modified":"2026-06-16T23:06:23.347","status":"Modified","description":"The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an \"off-by-two memory error.\" NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/01/30/333","http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/02/02/364","http://secunia.com/advisories/34917","http://secunia.com/advisories/34981","http://secunia.com/advisories/35121"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-1046","score":0.00783,"percentile":0.56035,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}