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CVE-2009-1608 (GCVE-0-2009-1608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-05-11 19:28 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:20
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/54370 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/35054 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=654 x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34897 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503400/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2009-05-11 00:00
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