CVE-2009-1744 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Studio 12, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Hollywood FX Compressed Archive (.hfz) file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.17% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pinnaclesys | pinnacle studio |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pinnacle Studio 12 - '.hfz' Directory Traversal | 2009-05-13 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD