CVE-2009-1440

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2009-1440 · Published 27/04/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-1440 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting amule (amule).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 75.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
amule amule	`= 2.2.4`	No fix yet

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in DownloadListCtrl.cpp in amule 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to conduct argument injection attacks into a command for mplayer via a crafted filename.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/34839
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1821
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/22/1
securityfocus.com/bid/34683
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50205

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