CVE-2009-3214
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Photodex ProShow Gold 4.0.2549 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 30.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Photodex ProShow Gold 4.0.2549 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Slideshow project (.psh) file, related to the (1) cell[n].images[m].image and (2) cell[n].sound.file fields.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- ProShow Gold v4.0.2549 (PSH File) Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/proshow_cellimage_bofRank greatdisclosed 20 Aug 2009
Exploit-DB3 entries
- ProShow Gold 4.0.2549 - '.psh' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16655local, windowspublished 25 Sept 2010Verified
- ProShow Producer / Gold 4.0.2549 - '.psh' Universal Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9519local, windowspublished 25 Aug 2009Verified
- Photodex ProShow Gold 4 (Windows XP SP3) - '.psh' Universal Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9483local, windowspublished 24 Aug 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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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)
- 30.8% · top 1.7% 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
References5
- 20090820 [Bkis-11-2009] ProShow Gold Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- proshow-psh-bo(52606) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://blog.bkis.com/?p=737 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 36357 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 57226 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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-2009-3197 (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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