What is CVE-2009-5042?

CVE-2009-5042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Python-Docutils Project, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2009-5042?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Python-Docutils Project

CVE-2009-5042

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Published 2019-10-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Python-Docutils Project — versions 0.5-2
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5042 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-5042?: CVE-2009-5042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Python-Docutils Project, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2009-5042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.