Stack-based buffer overflow in Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.10 (aka Corel Paint Shop Pro) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2007-2366.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4251 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.22%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10298 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-12-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 7.03% | 8.22% | +1.19% |
| 2 | 2026-05-01 | 7.81% | 7.03% | -0.79% |
| 3 | 2025-05-03 | — | 7.81% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| corel | paint_shop_pro | 8.10 | cpe:2.3:a:corel:paint_shop_pro:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |