CVE-2009-5042
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
CVE-2009-5042- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
CVE-2009-5042- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0045 No score
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
EUVD-2019-0045- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg75-6938-wx58
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
CVE-2009-5042- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5042
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5042- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cg75-6938-wx58
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-176 No score
python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files
- Record
PYSEC-2019-176- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
docutilsPyPI |
0.5 up to 0.6 | 0.6 |
python-docutilsDebian:12 |
before 0.6-2 | 0.6-2 |
python-docutilsDebian:13 |
before 0.6-2 | 0.6-2 |
python-docutilsDebian:14 |
before 0.6-2 | 0.6-2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-5042 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Python-docutils Project Python-docutils, published October 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in docutils 0.6.