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CVE-2009-3708

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3708 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in Konae Technologies Alleycode HTML Editor 2.21's Meta Content Optimizer. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting an overly long string into either the description or keyword META tags. It carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among researchers and potential attackers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:konae:alleycode_html_editor:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-9866 · Oct 29, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0449 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 / 58649
secunia.com / advisories/36940
Vendor Advisory