CVE-2009-1674: microchip mplab_ide

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1674 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microchip mplab_ide. EPSS estimates a 4.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 18-05-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long .cof pathname in a [TOOL_SETTINGS] section in a .mcp file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1608.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.