CVE-2009-1059

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Trident PowerZip 7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .zip file. NOTE: CVE has not investigated whether the specified file.zip file can be used for exploitation of this product.

Published: 2009-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1059 is rated High Exploit Risk (79/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.81%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1059

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8180 exploit_db edb 2009-03-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1059

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 14.95% 4.81% -10.14%
2 2026-05-14 15.07% 14.95% -0.13%
3 2026-01-02 15.07%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
powerzip powerzip 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:powerzip:powerzip:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1059

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