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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-4225 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PestPatrol ActiveX control (ppctl.dll) 5.6.7.9 in CA eTrust PestPatrol allows remote attackers to execut…

published 2009-12-08 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4194

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
30.6%
EPSS 30.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

30.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan CA eTrust PestPatrol ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2009-11-02
  • EDB-16630 CA eTrust PestPatrol - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-11-11
  • metasploit.com http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7167/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan.rb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37133 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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