CVE-2009-1743 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Studio 12, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a filename containing a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in a Hollywood FX Compressed Archive (.hfz) file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by decompressing a file to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.18% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pinnaclesys | pinnacle hollywood effects |
| pinnaclesys | pinnacle studio |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pinnacle Studio 12 - '.hfz' Directory Traversal | 2009-05-13 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/54430
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_pinnacle_studio_12_hfz.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35078
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34936
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50510
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670
- http://osvdb.org/54430
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_pinnacle_studio_12_hfz.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35078
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34936
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50510
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670
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