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CVE-2009-4225

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PestPatrol ActiveX control (ppctl.dll) 5.6.7.9 in CA eTrust PestPatrol allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Initialize method.

Affected products

• Ca Etrust Pestpatrole Ppctl.Dll Activex: 5.6.7.9

References

• http://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/vulnerability/ca.etrust.pestpatrol.ppctl.dll.activex.access.html
• http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7167/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan.rb
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37133
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54458
• http://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/vulnerability/ca.etrust.pestpatrol.ppctl.dll.activex.access.html
• http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7167/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan.rb
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37133
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54458

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