CVE-2009-1612

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the MPS.StormPlayer.1 ActiveX control in mps.dll 3.9.4.27 in Baofeng Storm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the OnBeforeVideoDownload method, as exploited in the wild in April and May 2009. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it was later reported that 3.09.04.17 and earlier are also affected.

Published: 2009-05-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1612 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 33.26%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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-2009-1612

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16553 exploit_db edb 2010-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
8579 exploit_db edb 2009-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1612

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 68.94% 33.26% -35.68%
2 2025-03-30 73.50% 68.94% -4.56%
3 2025-03-29 73.50%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1612

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-2009-1612

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1612

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
baofeng storm 2.7.9_8 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:2.7.9_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 2.7.9_10 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:2.7.9_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 3.9.3_25 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:3.9.3_25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 3.9.3_30 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:3.9.3_30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 3.9.4_17 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:3.9.4_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baofeng storm 3.9.4_27 cpe:2.3:a:baofeng:storm:3.9.4_27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1612

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