CVE-2009-1608
Multiple buffer overflows in Microchip MPLAB IDE 8.30 and possibly earlier versions allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- MPLAB IDE 8.30 - '.mcp' Universal Overwrite (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8656local, windowspublished 11 May 2009Verified
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.2% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 54370 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- mplabide-catfilters-bo(50419) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://security.bkis.vn/?p=654 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- mplabide-fileinfo-bo(50418) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34897 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090511 [Bkis-08-2009] Microchip MPLAB IDE Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1603 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-1608)Record last updated .