Heap-based buffer overflow in the WindsPlayerIE.View.1 ActiveX control in WindsPly.ocx 3.5.0.0 Beta, 3.0.0.5, and earlier in AwingSoft Awakening Web3D Player and Winds3D Viewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long SceneUrl property value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2386. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVE-2009-4588
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 7, 2010
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35764
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9116
- cve@mitrehttp://www.shinnai.net/exploits/nsGUdeley3EHfKEV690p.txt
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51672
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35764
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9116
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.shinnai.net/exploits/nsGUdeley3EHfKEV690p.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51672
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16524✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 30, 2010
AwingSoft Winds3D Player - SceneURL Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9116✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 10, 2009
AwingSoft Web3D Player - 'WindsPly.ocx' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/awingsoft_web3d_bof✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 10, 2009
AwingSoft Winds3D Player SceneURL Buffer Overflow
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