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CVE-2009-4588

9.3 · HIGH

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attack…

Published Jan 7, 2010awingsoftCWE-119EPSS 32.04%

Overview

CVE-2009-4588 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting awingsoft awakening_winds3d_player. It was published on January 7, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long SceneUrl property value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2386. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from awingsoft. Update awakening_winds3d_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/35764Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/9116Refwww.shinnai.net/exploits/nsGUdeley3EHfKEV690p.txtRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51672Refsecunia.com/advisories/35764Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/9116Refwww.shinnai.net/exploits/nsGUdeley3EHfKEV690p.txtRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51672

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4588?

CVE-2009-4588 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting awingsoft awakening_winds3d_player. It was published on January 7, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-4588?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-4588?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from awingsoft. Update awakening_winds3d_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-4588?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-4588 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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