Is CVE-2009-1740 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1740 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1740?

CVE-2009-1740 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-1740

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.6%EU EUVD

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the D-Link MPEG4 Viewer ActiveX Control (csviewer.ocx) 2.11.918.2006 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) SetFilePath and (2) SetClientCookie methods. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 5.6% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1735)
Published: May 20, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1735 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dlink / mpeg4 viewer activex control

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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