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CVE-2009-0367· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The Python AI module in Wesnoth 1.4.x and 1.5 before 1.5.11 allows remote attackers to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code by usin

The Python AI module in Wesnoth 1.4.x and 1.5 before 1.5.11 allows remote attackers to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code by using a whitelisted module that imports an unsafe module, then using a hierarchical module name to access the unsafe module through the whitelisted module.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 4, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
10.9% · 96th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 10.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
wesnothwesnoth

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.1
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.2
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.3
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.4
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.5
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.6
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.4.7
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.0
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.1
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.10
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.2
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.3
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.4
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.5
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.6
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.7
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.8
  • wesnoth wesnoth1.5.9

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:4.0wesnothbefore 1.2-51.2-5
Debian:5.0wesnothbefore 1:1.4.4-2+lenny11:1.4.4-2+lenny1

Same product

wesnoth: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-5742Directory traversal vulnerability in the WML engine preprocessor for Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.3.x before 1.3.12, allows remote atta
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2007-3917The multiplayer engine in Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.7 and 1.3.x before 1.3.9 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2007-6201Unspecified vulnerability in Wesnoth 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.3.x before 1.3.12, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0878The read_game_map function in src/terrain_translation.cpp in Wesnoth before r32987 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mem
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0366The uncompress_buffer function in src/server/simple_wml.cpp in Wesnoth before r33069 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service vi
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:wesnoth1.2-5 · Debian:4.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2009-02-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-8 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6418 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Noroxi analysis

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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