CVE-2009-1608

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 and possibly earlier versions allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .MCP project file with long (1) FILE_INFO, (2) CAT_FILTERS, and possibly other fields.

Affected products

Microchip Mplab Ide: 8.30

References

http://osvdb.org/54370
http://secunia.com/advisories/35054
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=654
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503400/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34897
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50418
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50419
http://osvdb.org/54370
http://secunia.com/advisories/35054
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=654
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503400/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34897

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