CVE-2009-4225

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-12-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4225 is rated High Exploit Risk (91/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.81%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-4225

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16630 exploit_db edb 2010-11-11 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4225

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 2025-11-04 61.45% 65.81% +4.36%
2 2025-03-30 64.89% 61.45% -3.43%
3 2025-03-29 — 64.89% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4225

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-2009-4225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ca etrust_pestpatrole_ppctl.dll_activex 5.6.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_pestpatrole_ppctl.dll_activex:5.6.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4225

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