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CVE-2009-1040

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1040 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in WinAsm Studio version 5.1.5.0. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system through a specially crafted project (.wap) file. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high-impact attack that can be exploited over a network with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:winasm:winasm_studio:5.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-8224 · Mar 16, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0576 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 52776
secunia.com / advisories/34309
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49266
exploit-db.com / exploits/8224
securityfocus.com / bid/34132
Exploit