# CVE-2009-5098: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the LunaSysMgr process on Palm Pre WebOS by sending a malicious web page with a long string, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmx6-78qj-835g

## What is CVE-2009-5098?

CVE-2009-5098 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The LunaSysMgr process in Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 and earlier, when not viewing web pages in landscape mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page containing a long string following a refresh tag, which triggers a floating point exception.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5098?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Palm Pre Webos.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-5098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-5098 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-5098 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Palm Pre WebOS 1.1 - Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-5071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5071/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-5097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5097/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-5098 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-5098 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-5098 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5098/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5098
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5098
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-5098

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5098/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.